L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe World’s Oldest Active Torrent Turns 20 Years Oldtorrentfreak.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1476arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnologyaiop@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1470arrow-down1external-linkThe World’s Oldest Active Torrent Turns 20 Years Oldtorrentfreak.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square47fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnologyaiop@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agowhy do you need port forwarding if you have VPN? Its been a long, long time since i’ve used torrents in any form, so I have no idea.
minus-squareSoleInvictus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI do want to note that you can still seed if your port isn’t forwarded. For every seed connection, only one person out of the pair needs a forwarded port.
minus-squaredantheclamman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoGood point. It just means that only people who themselves are likely to be seeders can download from me. Which is better than nothing, but not ideal!
why do you need port forwarding if you have VPN?
Its been a long, long time since i’ve used torrents in any form, so I have no idea.
You need it for seeding
I do want to note that you can still seed if your port isn’t forwarded. For every seed connection, only one person out of the pair needs a forwarded port.
Good point. It just means that only people who themselves are likely to be seeders can download from me. Which is better than nothing, but not ideal!