Problems with Eddie, i think

VPN
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Hey there

weird problem with AirVPN since i got it.

I installed it and connected to a server, that works fine, the problem is, that i dont seem to have a connection to the outside. Weird thin is that i can open Websites no problem, dns/ip leak shows that im in the right contry (the one im connected via AirVPN).

Qbittorrent cant download however. (red globe in the bottom), Port is open, tried with a different port same result. When i reinstall Edie the problem sems to go away but reapears again.

Is there a setting i miss ?

Let me know if there are more information needed.

Thanks in advance.

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I just switched from Mullvad to AirVPN, and I’ve been torrenting just fine, but I did modify some settings before starting.

  1. In Eddie, I navigated to Preferences > Protocols, unchecked Automatic, and selected one of the two WireGuard options (instead of OpenVPN), then clicked the Save button.
  2. Under the Servers tab, I selected my preferred servers, and hit the green check mark button to the right, which marks them as favorites. Then, I unchecked the Show All box at the bottom so I only see my favorites.
  3. To connect, I double-click my preferred server, which is usually the one with the lowest latency. I run a speed test too, just to be sure my chosen server is around as fast as my Internet plan allows. If not, I change servers. I never use the “Connect to a recommended server” button. Now, this is all you need to do after you open Eddie. Steps 1 and 2 are saved the first time you set them.

However, I always click the Activate Network Lock button on the Overview tab before connecting to my preferred server. I don’t think it’s possible to do this after connecting for some reason. With this enabled, if the VPN disconnects, it’ll kill the Internet connection on my computer so qBittorent doesn’t reveal my actual IP address. You could also bind qBittorent’s network interface to the VPN, which will stop any torrenting if the VPN disconnects, but won’t kill your computers Internet connection. I’ve read this is the most reliable/safest option, but doing both is probably best.

You probably have the port forwarding set up fine, but in case, this is what I do:

In qBittorent’s Preferences, under the Connection tab,

  1. Select the “TCP and µTP” option for the “Peer connection protocol.”
  2. Check mark “Use UPnp / NAT-PMP forwarding from my router.”

Under the BitTorrent tab,

  1. Check mark Enable DHT
  2. Check mark Enable Peer Exchange (PeX)
  3. Un-check Enable Local Peer Discovery
  4. Set the Encryption mode to Allow encryption
  5. Check mark Enable anonymous mode
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Thanks for your answer.

I reinstalled Eddie and changed the settings in there and Qbittorrent according to your answers. Right now it seems to be working.

I update once it will do funky stuff again.