Re: pf and bittorrent

Dave wrote:
Thanks for your reply. I'd prefer to use the standard ports, so as to assure maximum compatibility. I've added the rules, which bittorrent client do you use is it on a linux box and how is it invoked?
Thanks.

Nope, I use a fancy GUI on OS X. OBSD just has to forward those packets to the right host.

Contrary to my last comment, if I change the ruleset to rdr BT traffic to a specific host:port, I (surprise!) get more peer connections.

I think folks recommend using the non-default ports because so many ISPs will block them. I suspect traffic-shaping is becoming more common, so this is unlikely to be an issue over time. Though, I guess this is why many apps recommend you bump the port you use to a single "ephemeral" port. Since you announce your IP and port to peers, they know which one to talk to you back on.
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