qBittorrent port forwarding and speeds

I'm new to using PIA, and am trying to get everything setup with qBittorrent properly. After a lot of reading on here I think I have everything setup properly, but my d/l speeds are still slower than not using PIA by a noticeable amount. If I just run a regular speed test through my browser I get the typical speeds that would see without using PIA. However in my qBittorrent client I seem to max out at 4.8MiB/s when I used to max out around 7 MiB/s without using PIA.  I'm using a port forwarding gateway (Toronto, CA) but I've also tried Montreal CA as well.  What do I need to do to gain that bit of speed back?

Also, since I'm using a port forwarding gateway, I had to put in the port in qbittorrent.  If I connect to a different gateway, I assume i have to change the port again.  Is there a way to have qbittorrent automatically use the correct port if / when I switch gateways?
Sign In or Register to comment.