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Techie Question about VPN's?

Asked by serenityNOW (2413 points ) 2 months ago

Just a quick-ish question: is a VPN setup on my laptop safe enough to torrent (No lectures please) music and the like on my computer, without all this malarky about port-forwarding, PnP whatever the hell that is? I can’t fiddle with my family’s router, so I’m out of luck if I have to tweak the network settings in my house. Thanks!

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XOIIO's avatar

VPNs don’t really work the way you seem to be thinking, just download utorrent and torrent away, you dont need to port forward or anything. With vpns you will.

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Mr_Grimm's avatar

well, i’d use this vpn I use it on my laptop, its free, and it keeps you anonymous. It does all the work for you and doesn’t screw around with your router.

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Dr_Lawrence's avatar

@Mr_Grimm Your vpn link points back at this question. Could you post that link again, please

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elbanditoroso's avatar

The quick answer, without any malarkey, is YES.

Download the VPN client and connect away. It will work as you expect. The router is not affected in any way.

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