Unfortunately, we do not directly support Torrenting. This does not mean connecting is impossible, we are not able to assist. However, No particular settings are required in your torrent software to run torrents on the VPN. If you have configured any modified settings in your torrent software, they may interfere with your VPN connection. We recommend resetting your torrent software to default settings or reinstalling it fresh to prevent possible conflicts.
In general, we do not recommend the use of the proxy for p2p/torrent use, since in all cases, the VPN provides the privacy of an encrypted connection and the security of the killswitch, where a proxy offers neither.
Furthermore, if you are using the VPN and the proxy together, it can create connection issues. Any instructions you found for such a setup would have been PIA forum/user-submitted and not directly supported by PIA.
If you are using the VPN, the proxy is not necessary. The proxy does not encrypt internet traffic, and it only masks your IP address — the VPN does both. If you operate the VPN and proxy together, both are competing to do the same task, which can destabilize the connection. Also, use of the proxy requires your data to take additional travel time to and from the proxy server, thus slowing your connection.
If you have configured the proxy settings, we recommend removing these from your torrent client and use the VPN only. You can also look into our Forums Page or use a search engine like Google to see if anyone has successfully set up our service this way. Please let me know if there is anything else I can assist you with! Thank you for your patience and for allowing us to serve you for your VPN needs.
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Unfortunately, we do not directly support Torrenting. This does not mean connecting is impossible, we are not able to assist. However, No particular settings are required in your torrent software to run torrents on the VPN. If you have configured any modified settings in your torrent software, they may interfere with your VPN connection. We recommend resetting your torrent software to default settings or reinstalling it fresh to prevent possible conflicts.
In general, we do not recommend the use of the proxy for p2p/torrent use, since in all cases, the VPN provides the privacy of an encrypted connection and the security of the killswitch, where a proxy offers neither.
Furthermore, if you are using the VPN and the proxy together, it can create connection issues. Any instructions you found for such a setup would have been PIA forum/user-submitted and not directly supported by PIA.
If you are using the VPN, the proxy is not necessary. The proxy does not encrypt internet traffic, and it only masks your IP address — the VPN does both. If you operate the VPN and proxy together, both are competing to do the same task, which can destabilize the connection. Also, use of the proxy requires your data to take additional travel time to and from the proxy server, thus slowing your connection.
If you have configured the proxy settings, we recommend removing these from your torrent client and use the VPN only. You can also look into our Forums Page or use a search engine like Google to see if anyone has successfully set up our service this way. Please let me know if there is anything else I can assist you with! Thank you for your patience and for allowing us to serve you for your VPN needs.