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VPN client and port forwarding question

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duh FooL

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If I run a VPN client on my PC and connect to an server that supports port-forwarding, so I need to setup a port-forward on my actual router as well?
I thought that I should not need to, since this would be handled between the VPN server and client, but just checking.
I noticed that my qbittorrent client rarely uploads unless I'm actively downloading the torrent.

My qbittorrent settings does not require encryption for the connections, so I don't think this would be a factor.

Just in case it plays a factor, my setup is:
Internet <--> BGW-320 <--> Router <--> PC

AT&T Fiber using the BGW-320 modem, in which I have to enable IP Passthrough mode.
Behind the BGW-320, I have my GL.inet router
From what I can tell, IP Passthrough mode behaves similarly placing my router in the DMZ zone. It does not act like a bridge, since my Router is given an internal 192.168.X IP address from the BGW-320, as opposed to a real-world IP address.

I am running ProtonVPN.
 
Fwiw, if your upload speed is poor or you drop a lot of packets, your seed will be lower priority compared to others.
 
The only time you need to set up port forwards on YOUR device is if you want to allow access IN to something on your network.

Torrent seeding you would need to do this usually, unless you have UPnP enabled in your router, which if you do is a big gaping security hole that should be turned off
 
4saken said:
No, you should be good to go since it uses the VPN's public IP, your local NAT shouldn't be involved.
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Thank you.
This confirms my understanding of VPN.

Nobu said:
Fwiw, if your upload speed is poor or you drop a lot of packets, your seed will be lower priority compared to others.
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I have my upload speed set to be 25000 KiB/s, but I am not reaching anywhere close to it.

I ran speedtest while connected to the VPN and got roughly 500/500Mbps, so I'm assuming my upload speed isn't an issue.

How do I determine dropped packet count? I figured this occurs behind the scene and I don't remember qbittorrent showing that in the statistics window.

Forgot to add, I'm running Windows 11.
 
Upload speed when seeding can be all over, because it also depends how many other people are seeding and with what speeds. Also depends on how many people are downloading also......so many factors that come into play when seeding.
 
MrGuvernment said:
Upload speed when seeding can be all over, because it also depends how many other people are seeding and with what speeds. Also depends on how many people are downloading also......so many factors that come into play when seeding.
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Well, I guess I'll have to settle for having at least some trickle of upload.

Will be testing out the same setup when I go visit family during the holidays to check if the same behaviour persists.
 
duh FooL said:
Well, I guess I'll have to settle for having at least some trickle of upload.

Will be testing out the same setup when I go visit family during the holidays to check if the same behaviour persists.
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As much as ISP's claim they do not throttle traffic, Rogers I proved was numerous times a long time ago....so perhaps your ISP might have something in place too..
 
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