▲ 199 ▼ What VPN would you recommend for torrenting? (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 2 years ago by open_door@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 137 comments fedilink hide all child comments Cost, ease of use, speed, other good features, etc.
[–] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 years ago (3 children) Do you need port forwarding for seeding? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 2 years ago* Not strictly speaking, but it definitely speeds up seeding because without it a lot of potential connections would be closed to you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago No permalink fedilink source parent [–] exu@feditown.com 3 points 2 years ago One side of the exchange always needs to have a reachable port so by not having one you're limiting the peers you can seed to and also the peers you can download from. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 2 years ago* Not strictly speaking, but it definitely speeds up seeding because without it a lot of potential connections would be closed to you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] exu@feditown.com 3 points 2 years ago One side of the exchange always needs to have a reachable port so by not having one you're limiting the peers you can seed to and also the peers you can download from. permalink fedilink source parent