Somehow I’ve gotten dinged several times by my isp while torrenting behind a VPN. I’m not sure how it is happening because I am disciplined in my use and all the apps related to it will only function if the VPN is up and running. It’s almost as if there’s something in video file itself that activates outside of the VPN somehow. Or if private internet access is not offering comprehensive protection any longer.
It’s a setting in private internet access that restricts apps that you set to communicating only through VPN. If you are not connected with the VPN, the apps will not function. Kind of like a app specific kill switch
That’s basically split tunnelling which is not what I’m referring to. In my case I use qbittorrent, and in the advanced settings you can make it only download through a specific network adapter, which is infinitely better than split tunneling. I recommend you to try that!
VPNs are still worth it for that purpose, particularly torrenting… Not sure who is saying this but they are wrong.
They might be confused about some VPNs removing port forwarding and thinking that kills their use case rather than limiting it
Somehow I’ve gotten dinged several times by my isp while torrenting behind a VPN. I’m not sure how it is happening because I am disciplined in my use and all the apps related to it will only function if the VPN is up and running. It’s almost as if there’s something in video file itself that activates outside of the VPN somehow. Or if private internet access is not offering comprehensive protection any longer.
Your OS might be leaking your DNS queries.
Check https://www.dnsleaktest.com
Bind your client to the torrenting software! Even with the best VPNs leaks can and will happen, so prepare for it.
I use a “virgin” installation of Brave for torrent browsing only and qBittorent, both bound to Private Internet Access.
How do you bind a browser to the VPN? Lol
It’s a setting in private internet access that restricts apps that you set to communicating only through VPN. If you are not connected with the VPN, the apps will not function. Kind of like a app specific kill switch
That’s basically split tunnelling which is not what I’m referring to. In my case I use qbittorrent, and in the advanced settings you can make it only download through a specific network adapter, which is infinitely better than split tunneling. I recommend you to try that!
Did you use free VPN?
They said “private internet access” which I think is a paid vpn
Yes, Paid and been great for years for me
Private Internet Access