this post was submitted on 01 Feb 2025
458 points (99.1% liked)

linuxmemes

23285 readers
453 users here now

Hint: :q!


Sister communities:


Community rules (click to expand)

1. Follow the site-wide rules

2. Be civil
  • Understand the difference between a joke and an insult.
  • Do not harrass or attack users for any reason. This includes using blanket terms, like "every user of thing".
  • Don't get baited into back-and-forth insults. We are not animals.
  • Leave remarks of "peasantry" to the PCMR community. If you dislike an OS/service/application, attack the thing you dislike, not the individuals who use it. Some people may not have a choice.
  • Bigotry will not be tolerated.
  • 3. Post Linux-related content
  • Including Unix and BSD.
  • Non-Linux content is acceptable as long as it makes a reference to Linux. For example, the poorly made mockery of sudo in Windows.
  • No porn. Even if you watch it on a Linux machine.
  • 4. No recent reposts
  • Everybody uses Arch btw, can't quit Vim, <loves/tolerates/hates> systemd, and wants to interject for a moment. You can stop now.
  • 5. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Language/язык/Sprache
  • This is primarily an English-speaking community. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
  • Comments written in other languages are allowed.
  • The substance of a post should be comprehensible for people who only speak English.
  • Titles and post bodies written in other languages will be allowed, but only as long as the above rule is observed.
  • 6. (NEW!) Regarding public figuresWe all have our opinions, and certain public figures can be divisive. Keep in mind that this is a community for memes and light-hearted fun, not for airing grievances or leveling accusations.
  • Keep discussions polite and free of disparagement.
  • We are never in possession of all of the facts. Defamatory comments will not be tolerated.
  • Discussions that get too heated will be locked and offending comments removed.
  • Β 

    Please report posts and comments that break these rules!


    Important: never execute code or follow advice that you don't understand or can't verify, especially here. The word of the day is credibility. This is a meme community -- even the most helpful comments might just be shitposts that can damage your system. Be aware, be smart, don't remove France.

    founded 2 years ago
    MODERATORS
     

    On their official website!

    you are viewing a single comment's thread
    view the rest of the comments
    [–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (9 children)

    Airvpn. But you probably dont actually need it like you think you do.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

    Thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into it. But what do you mean I don't need it like I think I do?

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (7 children)

    Whatever you think you need port forwarding for can probably be better accomplished using something like tailscale or wireguard. The reason most vpns dont support forwarding and some used to but dropped it is because its just not worth the hassle andc creates an additional way for your IP to be leaked.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    Wireguard is a VPN protocol. I need port forwarding for efficient torrenting. Proton offers both OpenVPN and Wireguard protocols. Tailscale is not so good for torrents, I think.

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

    Torrenting works fine without port forwarding, thats what trackers are for. Forwarding won't make your downloads any faster.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

    Their forwarding might make your downloads faster.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    That's not what I've read on the subject.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

    You can just try it for yourself, use a VPN but dont do port forwarding and grab your favorite Linux iso, see if you notice a difference.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    If you don't have port forwarding, you can only connect to peers that do.

    If you have port forwarding, there's more potential peers to connect to. So yes it can make downloads faster.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    That just isn't true anymore, you can test for yourself.

    load more comments (5 replies)
    load more comments (5 replies)
    load more comments (5 replies)