<![CDATA[Can't port forward, how to get a decent ratio?]]>I realise the answer here might just be that I can't, but I thought I should at least ask. I can't port forward - I don't have access to my router settings - so while I am available to seed, I'm not getting many people connecting to me at all. Any advice on how to deal with this?

]]>https://community.gaytor.rent/topic/57218/can-t-port-forward-how-to-get-a-decent-ratioRSS for NodeWed, 08 Apr 2026 11:12:30 GMTThu, 20 Jan 2022 01:36:02 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Can't port forward, how to get a decent ratio? on Thu, 20 Jan 2022 22:31:45 GMT]]>@dhfjscn
Thanks, turns out though that I'm already on one of them. That being said, I am currently seeding to someone at 1MiB/s! That is rare, however...

]]>https://community.gaytor.rent/post/288352https://community.gaytor.rent/post/288352Thu, 20 Jan 2022 22:31:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can't port forward, how to get a decent ratio? on Thu, 20 Jan 2022 21:27:32 GMT]]>@valldelxeno you need to try the 'p2p' servers ProtonVPN has. It should work then. They have them in both the paid and free version.

example: b791db4e-6fce-43ed-9e6e-1864ecc6fcb5-image.png

]]>https://community.gaytor.rent/post/288345https://community.gaytor.rent/post/288345Thu, 20 Jan 2022 21:27:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can't port forward, how to get a decent ratio? on Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:23:25 GMT]]>@bi4smooth
Thanks, that's super helpful. I am indeed using qBitTorrent. I currently use ProtonVPN - but I assume that's not detecting the advertisement as I'm having problems. What do I have to look for in a VPN for it to detect the advertisement? I don't suppose it could be an option that I need to select in ProtonVPN is it?

]]>https://community.gaytor.rent/post/288335https://community.gaytor.rent/post/288335Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:23:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can't port forward, how to get a decent ratio? on Thu, 20 Jan 2022 04:05:32 GMT]]>@valldelxeno said in Can't port forward, how to get a decent ratio?:

I realise the answer here might just be that I can't, but I thought I should at least ask. I can't port forward - I don't have access to my router settings - so while I am available to seed, I'm not getting many people connecting to me at all. Any advice on how to deal with this?

So if you're using a more advanced torrent program (like qBitTorrent), it "advertises" to the router that it's listening on a specific port. Newer routers can use this "advertisement" to "auto-create" the port forward.

If that doesn't work, look at a VPN that WILL detect this "advertisement" - like NordVPN.

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