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Interface binding

Azureus allows you to bind torrenting to a specific interface, good for those with multiple connections like those with a VPN. Binding to an IP is often not an option with ISP's giving dynamic IP's to standard accounts. A simple mechanism to select which NICs, virtual or real, torrenting can occur on would be very helpful.

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    super_tycoonsuper_tycoon shared this idea  ·   ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
    Ram AgarwalRam Agarwal shared a merged idea: Provide option to select specific network adopter in case of multiple PC Internet connection  ·   · 

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      • JordanJordan commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Yes please. I switched to Vuze for this and only this feature. Would love to switch back to uTorrent, but I need this option.

      • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        You can set utorrent to use the your VPN interface in linux, open the /opt/utorrent/conf/utserver.conf file and look for this option:
        preferred_interface:
        Set it like so:
        preferred_interface: tun0
        then restart your utorrent via: ./utsctl stop; ./utsctl start

      • asguardasguard commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        This is so needed :(
        Vuse and Qbittorent can do it, but uTorrent is otherwise a better client.

      • DarkGreenMemeDarkGreenMeme commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Please do this -- I think the trend will be for P2P users to start using one of the many of the private VPN services popping up to avoid monitoring and traffic shaping by their ISPs. I haven't really seen any good solution for killing P2P traffic when the VPN fails and P2P traffic starts going directly through the ISP.

      • Uno HopeUno Hope commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        As you know, java is flexible programming language. So Vuze using it that flexibility.(Interface using, listing etc)
        Definitely a feature that should be.It must be, please uTorrent coders hear us.

        May C++ be with you!:-D

      • R4DK0R4DK0 commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Azureus/Vuze already has it, but I will stick with uTorrent, just get it done!

      • MaaveMaave commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Definitely needs this. I keep an instance of Azureus running just for multiple-NICs.

      • irayteirayte commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Yes! This is essential for me because I must connect via VPN to hide my IP. But once connected, if ever the VPN connection fails I must be sure that my BT client remains bound to the VPN interface so that I'm not inadvertently exposed on the 'open' internet. This configuration option exists only in the Vuze/Azureus client (even if it is really geeky!) but Vuze is a bloated reasource hog. If uTorrent had this feature I'd switch to it straight away!

      • gyanaadhigyanaadhi commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Need load balancing too, i have 2 different ISP with 2 different NIC, its seems uTorrent only use 1IP and stick with it, it would be great to maximize both bandwidth, currently i have 1 internet static IP and 1 dynamic that i registered to Dyndns.com.

      • booblboobl commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        That'd be very helpful, I could torrent via Ipredator and play games via my local network connection.

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