soulseek-vpn (private internet access)?

Submitted by Ea7_dmZ on Sun, 10/27/2013 - 06:21
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Soulseek General Discussion

Hello all,
I am struggling very much trying to use Soulseek with vpn (private internet access).
I love Soulseek for long time ago but living in uk i have to protect myself, so bought a vpn.
The thing is that using vpn, ports are closed and there is no connection in soulseek; no transfer, no search, no queuing.
I am trying to look in the internet for any help, and it's getting difficult. Technical support from vpn don't give a lot of information and tell me to address to you.
If any of you have got any information, about how this can be set up, with this vpn or others, I and I think a lot of people will be grateful!
if i get enough information i can post something to help others too
thank you very much

Submitted by CinemaClassic on Mon, 06/15/2015 - 07:27.

I too have problems downloading when conncted to VPN - Also Private Internet Access (PIA). Same reasons: I live in the UK, where the government has introduced spying over our internet activity and logging everything for two years, so I protect my human right to privacy by using a VPN. I'm not banned from Soulseek. But I cannot download when I connect via the VPN. Please could this be fixed? many thanks developer :-)

Submitted by Insiteful on Thu, 06/18/2015 - 22:13.

I use QT on a mac, using PIA VPN and have not experienced any problems. Make sure you have the "Use UPnP port mapping" option ticked in Options/Login, or use one of the PIA servers that offer port forwarding. Check the PIA FAQ's or Chat with the PIA tech support on their website regarding which server locations offer port forwarding, and how to identify the port #. Hope this helps.

Submitted by markandroid on Fri, 06/19/2015 - 09:22.

I never managed to get slsk working at all using PIA on Windows(7). I like PIA quite a lot but I switched to AirVPN purely because they offer up to 20 ports for fowarding. The port numbers can be chosen by you and are yours to keep, so they never change. It is easy to set up and works a treat.

It is worth noting that the ports exist within the VPN only therefore no actual ports on the router need to be allocated. Indeed it would be unsafe to do so.