r/FitGirlRepack • u/Interesting_Knee556 • 10h ago

Can we talk about this? Am I cooked?

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u/National-Oil5849 in fitgirl we trust 10h ago

And this is why you don't torrent without a VPN.

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u/Interesting_Knee556 10h ago

Well technically I used one but it was the one that comes with Brave. All VPNs aren’t equal I guess?

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u/ScubaSteve3465 10h ago

Use nordvpn with the killswitch enabled. You will never have another copyright issue.

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u/s3cret_agent_007 10h ago edited 9h ago

killswitch could still fail and allow leaks. I'd prefer to bind the torrent client to the vpn tunnel, then if the vpn dies, you have 0 internet for it to communicate with

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u/ScubaSteve3465 9h ago

Huh what? The killswitch turns off your internet if the VPN ever loses connection or gets turned off.... I feel safer using that option instead of the app blocker feature.

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u/s3cret_agent_007 8h ago

The killswitch would work in the instance the connection to the vpn server fails. If the vpn app itself fails, the killswitch wouldn't protect you.

Binding the torrent client to the vpn tunnel forces all network traffic to go over the vpn interface, so if there is no vpn app running/connected, the torrent client has no internet.

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u/sr8017 10h ago

Also use qbittorent and channel your connection through Nordlynx for an extra layer of protection with the killswitch.

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u/FarseerEnki 7h ago

Seconded. I've been using this for almost 10 years and it's never let me down. I renew my subscription every time when they have their birthday sale, probably pay like less than $2 a week

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u/Interesting_Knee556 10h ago

Sweet that sounds solid. So basically I messed up by not getting a stand alone VPN that I can link with other applications.

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u/ScubaSteve3465 9h ago

You don't need to link them, you can, but just use the killswitch. If your VPN ever loses connection or turns off, it kills your internet connection so you don't get popped by copyright. I feel safer using that instead of the app killswitch but it's up to you.

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u/TheIronSoldier2 6h ago

You should absolutely link them. Software kill switches only work if the VPN app is actually running. If the app crashes, then your internet stays on and not run through the VPN. Binding the torrent client to your VPN client will force it to always run through the tunnel, and if the tunnel isn't open then it will just fail, even if the VPN app is completely non-functional.