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minus-square@MrPoopbutt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•4 months agoWhat would be the benefit of port forwarding? Is this something you could do on your router on your side, making it so it doesn’t matter if they dont do it?
minus-square@heyixen815@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish0•4 months agoTorrenting, can reach more peers. Especially helpful for older, less popular torrents.
minus-squareCyclohexanelinkfedilink0•4 months agoDo new torrents bypass this somehow, or is it just by sheer volume and popularity ?
minus-square@UnsavoryMollusk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•4 months agoSadly doing it on the router would not be enough. Not a problem if you are browsing of course. But if you host, needs to listen on a specific port or whatever it gets annoying. And obviously piracy.
What would be the benefit of port forwarding?
Is this something you could do on your router on your side, making it so it doesn’t matter if they dont do it?
Torrenting, can reach more peers. Especially helpful for older, less popular torrents.
Do new torrents bypass this somehow, or is it just by sheer volume and popularity ?
Sadly doing it on the router would not be enough. Not a problem if you are browsing of course. But if you host, needs to listen on a specific port or whatever it gets annoying. And obviously piracy.