Endless Paradigm

Ever had your bittorrent connections blocked or throttled back by your ISP/Network provider? Well here is a relatively simple work-around

Quote:1. Get an SSH account.

You need an SSH account in order to get this working. You can try one of these free shell providers from this list. I currently use silenceisdefeat which requires a small $1 donation. However, the account is immediately activated and works fine for me.
2. Download, Install and Configure Putty

Download Putty, store it somewhere on your computer and run it. In the session screen enter the host name (I use ssh.silenceisdefeat.org), the port number (22), and tick the connection type box (SSH).


ssh putty tunnels

Next, go to SSH –> Tunnels, enter a source port and tick the dynamic box. I’m using port 23456, but you are free to choose any post you like as long as it’s available.


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When you’re done, it might be a good idea to save the session so you don’t have to enter the info next time you run Putty. If you’re ready, hit the “open” button in the session screen. A command-line interface will pop-up so enter your username and password that you received from your shell-provider, and you’re done.
3. Configure your BitTorrent client.

The last step is to configure your BitTorrent client. I will show you how it’s done in uTorrent and Azureus but other BitTorrent clients use a similar setup.

uTorrent: go to Options > Preferences > Connection. Enter your port number (I use 23456), socks 4 or 5 as type, and localhost in the proxy field.

Azureus: go to Tools > Options > Connection > Proxy Options. Tick the “Enable proxying of tracker communications” and “I have a SOCKS proxy” box. Next, enter your port number in the port field (I use 23456) and localhost in the host field.


utorrent ssh configuration

When you’re done, restart your BitTorrent client and you’re ready to go. BitTorrent over SSH tends to be a bit slower than your normal connection, but it’s a great solution when BitTorrent connections are blocked or throttled.

For those on a Mac OSX, please check out this great tutorial (which in part inspired this article) for more details. It includes instructions on how to do this on a Mac, using Azureus.

Original source = TorrentFreak

Ahh, SSH tunnels :)

Too bad they use port 22 though.  Would be nice if they used 443 - so you can do it on public connections :P

Lucky me, my ips dose not seem to care :)

yeah Philippines don't care if you like piracy. . .so I don't need it but thanks incase I need it ill use this.

my isp don't throttle stuff but then im from india n they don't care much about torrents

YoYoBallz Wrote:Lucky me, my ips dose not seem to care :)

u_c_taker Wrote:my isp don't throttle stuff but then im from india n they don't care much about torrents

yeah just like the Philippines.

i have never really noticed and isp throttling on my pc so i can't say

isps have way to much control. :( i want a direct connection to the core of the internet!