VPN advise and help please

Hope this is in the right place

A few days ago I signed up to NordVPN after looking around, they seemed to come out on top, price and service wise.
But I'm struggling to seed and I like seeding.
I have 2 pcs, one running just private trackers 24/7 (not VPN'd)
The other, runs Utorrent 3.2.3 about 18 hours a day, my work, rest and play PC, This is the one I want to protect as I use it to get TV shows etc from public trackers. Normally I have 10 or less torrents seeding on a 14:1 ratio.
However, since installing Nord sometimes I have no activity and when I do, its only ever one torrent seeding @ 200kb/s at the absolute max - I have 10 times more than that to give.
I'v tried socks5 and the programme (hate the word "app" :reddy: ), switched servers tried various utorrent setting changes all produce similar disappointing upload speeds and behaviour on torrents.
If I turn all the VPN stuff off I'll be seeding 4/5 things at once and max my upload on utorrents.

I can't get it out of my head that I can't port forward with the VPN (nord doesn't support it) I'm wondering if that's the issue?

If any of you know about this and can help or if you know another VPN that better supports forwarding etc, I be very grateful.
I thought they'd be some speed issues but its going to take ages to seed back at my normal amount at this rate
BTW general surfing and internet speed tests under the VPN are great, almost as good as with it off.
Cheers

I have a few suggestions here for you mate.
1. Downgrade your uTorrent to v2.2.1. and Then follow the below steps.
2. Get Cyberghost VPN. I could always link ou for a forevers free and premium version of the app.
3. Make changes to some settings to utorrent, follow the images for better explanation..

https://lookimg.com/images/2018/06/28/TsFlR.png
https://lookimg.com/images/2018/06/28/TsJkU.png
https://lookimg.com/images/2018/06/28/TsSN5.png
https://lookimg.com/images/2018/06/28/Ts5TA.png
https://lookimg.com/images/2018/06/28/TsHJe.png
https://lookimg.com/images/2018/06/28/Tsa6n.png
https://lookimg.com/images/2018/06/28/Ts1Qm.png


DM me if you like forever free cyberghost vpn. Cheers!

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Originally Posted by Gugli

I have a few suggestions here for you mate.
1. Downgrade your uTorrent to v2.2.1. and Then follow the below steps.
2. Get Cyberghost VPN. I could always link ou for a forevers free and premium version of the app.
3. Make changes to some settings to utorrent, follow the images for better explanation..

https://lookimg.com/images/2018/06/28/TsFlR.png
https://lookimg.com/images/2018/06/28/TsJkU.png
https://lookimg.com/images/2018/06/28/TsSN5.png
https://lookimg.com/images/2018/06/28/Ts5TA.png
https://lookimg.com/images/2018/06/28/TsHJe.png
https://lookimg.com/images/2018/06/28/Tsa6n.png
https://lookimg.com/images/2018/06/28/Ts1Qm.png


DM me if you like forever free cyberghost vpn. Cheers!

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Thanks so much for the reply (and help)
I've gone back to the suggested version, made settings changes---to be honest they're weren't any changes to make, changed port from 40*** to one above 60*** but that was about it :D
Thing is, although there was lots of mention of a 24hour free trail of Cyberghost in various reviews I've been reading, I couldn't find any reference to it when redirected back to their site--Seems like you gotta pay to play. I'm not willing to cough up $$££ again with out seeing its seeding performance. So if there is anyway you can help out I'd be grateful again
---I'm going to need to bake you a cake sir or madame

https://usersdrive.com/8eejwkgmx6sr.html check here...

Thanks for you heip @Gugli sadly Cyberghost didn't cut it for me compared to Nord.

So if anyone else has any ideas I'm all ears...(or eyes as I will be reading your post):P

Hi MrMuse:

The first (& most important imo)
would be to dump µTorrent
because of known security issues with that client.

The client I use is qBittorrent,
which is also open source.

Also,
qBittorrent has the ability
specify the NetWork InterFace to "Local Area Connection 2"
which I can Configure my VPN (PIA) to only use.
That way if my VPN drops off,
no traffic no detection.

;r

Hey Muse, so I'm also wondering if all you need to do is seed. Then why not buy a seedbox? I don't personally use a VPN but an Rdp and tor proxies. Ofcourse toe isn't for seeding. I'd just of all you wanna do is seed. Then don't buy a VPN. Rather a seedbox. And use a free vpn. Like the one I mentioned earlier.

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Originally Posted by Gugli

Hey Muse, so I'm also wondering if all you need to do is seed. Then why not buy a seedbox? I don't personally use a VPN but an Rdp and tor proxies. Ofcourse toe isn't for seeding. I'd just of all you wanna do is seed. Then don't buy a VPN. Rather a seedbox. And use a free vpn. Like the one I mentioned earlier.

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Hi Gugli, Don't really want or need a seedbox as I have decent unlimited ISP speed, the VPN works not just for torrenting (Anonymously) but also for getting round all the websites that are now blocked here in the UK. Also seedboxes seem to be on the whole a bit more money per month
@DeeperThought
I use qbitorrent on my server which is for private trackers and not VPN'd...Utorrents is used out of habit and...well really ...the stat history, silly I know, but I've used it for years and don't want to give that up, I like qbittorent though, so may be one day...I looked long and hard at PIA--they have port forwarding in OpenVPN don't they? Is that how you're set up?
Would you say you're seeding is as good with it running?

I'd expect some loss, but I'm seeding on average less than half what I used to do a day
Cheers

Hi MrMuse:

I believe my performance, leeching and seeding, with qBittorrent
actually improved after fully implemented and tuned.

Yes, PIA has Port Forwarding, which I use.

Search on "qBittorent Tips" & "Optimizing qBittorent" for tuning suggestions.

Also, PIA is Allowed on Up To Five (5) Devices...

;r

@DeeperThought do those port settings last if the device in question is turned off, overnight for example?

@MrMuse:

I have a Dedicated Computer Aliased for all my Torrent Activity
which I leave on all the time.

I do ReBoot occasionally for maintenance.

What I find is usually the same port retains,
presuming the VPN Connection Location is the same.

Upon ReStarting the Computer,
after PIA ReConnects I check if the Port is the same.

When it does change (rarely),
I simply make the change in my Router prior to Starting qBitttorent,
the after starting qBittorrent,
make the change there.

;r

p.s.
I have had to leave the Computer off for hours (4-12) for various reasons,
more times than not the port has remained the same,
again presuming the VPN Connection Location is the same.

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Originally Posted by DeeperThought

p.s.
I have had to leave the Computer off for hours (4-12) for various reasons,
more times than not the port has remained the same,
again presuming the VPN Connection Location is the same.

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Thats exactly what I wondered and what I'd hope would happen, that it would keep the settings if the server stayed the same...
Thanks for the info, my friend....food for thought.
I've got Nord working ok at the moment---managing 10 gbs up in around 16 hrs, but when there is no VPN I'll be around 26+gb's, so its quite a shortfall

@DeeperThought
Thank you for mentioning PIA, my friend.
I left Nord and joined them.
Have done approx 1 week of testing and I think I'll stick with them.
Best I've tried for seeding back, which is what I was interested in. Obviously its not as quick as my non VPN's connection, but is a lot better than Nord.
eg
No VPN 26-28GB daily
With PIA - average 18-20gbs. (Max 38gbs)
Its weird tho because some days are deffo better than others, even with the same seeding torrents, I guess its traffic on the VPN server itself. But the portforwarding option definitely helps.
The downside-
Their client software is pants, it works of course, but asking your SW firewall for permission on every start up of the programme is annoying (wrote a script to give permission on boot up)
GEEK ALERT-Looking into it, its due to the fact it unpacks an .exe [rubyw.exe] to a temp folder each time PIA is launched. So each time the FW sees it as a new .exe . I doubt if you're just using the Windows firewall it happens, but cleverer ones spot the "new" file.
Another thing, sometimes switching country just doesn't seem to work, but I dont do that often so, not that bothered.
Tried using OpenVPN with PIA servers, but in my brief fiddle, couldn't get Utorrents to perform as well as with their crappy client..I will no doubt fiddle more in future time permitted.
NEway cheers again, for I'm happy.
May be this will help others keen to seed...I worry about the future of torrents if everyone just hits download, then quits
Cheers