▲ 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.
[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 5 points 2 years ago (4 children) Can still seed with upnp forwarding permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] ayushnix@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago Not only is UPnP a security risk, it'll work only if a user has an IP that can expose ports. IPv4 addresses are becoming rarer on home networks and CGNAT connections can't expose ports even if one turns on UPnP. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ShadowCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) what is upnp forwarding? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Universal plug and play You can enable it in Qbittorrent's settings permalink fedilink source parent [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago Something you shouldn't use. UPnP means programs can open ports automatically without your input which is a big security risk. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) UPnP is widely considered to be a significant security risk, just FYI. Because it allows any random device on your network to poke holes in your firewall whenever they want. You should go disable it on your router. Plus UPnP doesn’t work in a lot of configurations. CGNAT, for instance, blocks UPnP. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 0 points 2 years ago I lnow. But its the only way to get port forwarding with mullvad permalink fedilink source parent [–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago I don't know what that is. Sorry. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ayushnix@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago Not only is UPnP a security risk, it'll work only if a user has an IP that can expose ports. IPv4 addresses are becoming rarer on home networks and CGNAT connections can't expose ports even if one turns on UPnP. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShadowCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) what is upnp forwarding? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Universal plug and play You can enable it in Qbittorrent's settings permalink fedilink source parent [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago Something you shouldn't use. UPnP means programs can open ports automatically without your input which is a big security risk. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Universal plug and play You can enable it in Qbittorrent's settings permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago Something you shouldn't use. UPnP means programs can open ports automatically without your input which is a big security risk. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) UPnP is widely considered to be a significant security risk, just FYI. Because it allows any random device on your network to poke holes in your firewall whenever they want. You should go disable it on your router. Plus UPnP doesn’t work in a lot of configurations. CGNAT, for instance, blocks UPnP. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 0 points 2 years ago I lnow. But its the only way to get port forwarding with mullvad permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 0 points 2 years ago I lnow. But its the only way to get port forwarding with mullvad permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago I don't know what that is. Sorry. permalink fedilink source parent