Bobby Turkalino@lemmy.yachts to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 6 months agoAverage 1337x userlemmy.yachtsimagemessage-square200linkfedilinkarrow-up1803arrow-down116
arrow-up1787arrow-down1imageAverage 1337x userlemmy.yachtsBobby Turkalino@lemmy.yachts to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square200linkfedilink
minus-squareRicky RigatonilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 months agoI can’t seed even though I want to because my vpn
minus-squareSatyrSack@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoDo certain providers block uploading but allow downloading or something?
minus-squareKlajan@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoMost VPN Providers block Port forwarding, so I’m guessing that would be the cause here.
minus-squareSatyrSack@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agoThat alone does not prevent seeding. One can absolutely seed and leech without port forwarding, they will just have fewer connections than they would with port forwarding set up.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoIf I understand right, it’s just VPN to VPN that won’t work. If the downloader has an open port, I can still connect and pump them full of data.
minus-squareRicky RigatonilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoAll I know is I got plenty of torrents I’ve been running for weeks+ with plenty of peers still at 0.00
I can’t seed even though I want to because my vpn
Do certain providers block uploading but allow downloading or something?
Most VPN Providers block Port forwarding, so I’m guessing that would be the cause here.
That alone does not prevent seeding. One can absolutely seed and leech without port forwarding, they will just have fewer connections than they would with port forwarding set up.
If I understand right, it’s just VPN to VPN that won’t work.
If the downloader has an open port, I can still connect and pump them full of data.
All I know is I got plenty of torrents I’ve been running for weeks+ with plenty of peers still at 0.00