There’s a worldwide war against torrents right now. Content-makers and copyright holders are trying their best to shut down access to torrent hosting websites. Some ISPs (Internet Service Providers) are under pressure to block all torrent activity.

In a world where you don’t need to be a pirate anymore, blocking the illegal download of copyrighted works should no doubt be stopped. But blocking the act of torrenting, which can also have legitimate purposes, isn’t the right way to go about it.

May 14, 2014  Hello people. When I try to download anything with my torrent client (aDownloader) the connection to internet stops working. I have to close aDownloader for it to go back. But, if I insist on trying to download torrent and keep the client running, the wifi bug appears. It disconnects. But otherwise go ahead (if torrents isn't blocked) like my university (that. If you want to be a nice pirate, limit your download speed while. Hello people. When I try to download anything with my torrent client (aDownloader) the connection to internet stops working. I have to close aDownloader for it to go back. But, if I insist on trying to download torrent and keep the client running, the wifi bug appears. It disconnects.

Here’s how you can unblock any torrent connection.

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A Simple Hack: Start on a Different Connection

The first workaround for blocked torrent connections is a simple hack. You’ll find yourself saying, “Why didn’t I think of this first?”

A lot of ISPs and network firewalls (like those at offices or universities) apply only basic blocks. This basic block is restricting the first point of connection to a site or torrent.

So, to bypass it start your torrent on a different connection, like by tethering to your phone’s internet dataTethering: How to Connect Mobile Internet to Your PC or LaptopTethering: How to Connect Mobile Internet to Your PC or LaptopWith data tethering, you can use your mobile internet on your PC, laptop, or tablet anywhere. All you need is an Android phone.Read More. Once the torrent starts downloading, switch back to the “blocked” Wi-Fi and it will continue downloading.

This method doesn’t work if the firewall is a little more advanced, but you’ll be surprised how often that’s not the case. Try it out, you might have the easiest workaround with this hack.

1. Change the DNS Server to Unblock Websites

Often, the only block that your ISP implements is at the DNS level. The DNS, or Domain Name System, translates IP address numbers into website names. By default, you are using the DNS server controlled by your ISP. If you switch that to a public DNS, you will solve your problem.

The most popular free public DNS servers are:

• Google DNS: 8.8.8.8 | 8.8.4.4
• OpenDNS: 208.67.222.222 | 208.67.220.220
• Comodo DNS: 8.26.56.26 | 8.20.247.20

You can change your DNS server in network settings, and you’ll soon be able to access all those blocked websites.

• On Windows: Go to Network Device and right-click > Click Properties > IPv4 Properties, and then change the DNS servers and click OK.
• On macOS: Go to System Preferences > Network > Advanced > DNS, and add the new DNS servers, and click OK.
• On Linux: Click the Network applet > Edit Connections > Edit > IPv4 Settings > Automatic (DHCP) addresses only > DNS Servers, and add each new address separated by a comma.

2. Use a Free VPN to Unblock Websites

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If you aren’t comfortable messing around with network settings, an alternative method to unblock websites is to use a VPN. A VPN, or virtual private network, masks your IP address’ origin.

Basically, you are shown as accessing the internet from a different country, where that site isn’t blocked. And so you can see it.

For this, you can use a few reliable free VPN services7 Totally Free VPN Services to Protect Your Privacy7 Totally Free VPN Services to Protect Your PrivacyFree unlimited data VPNs for Windows don't exist. Unless they're scams. This article lists the best actually free VPNs around.Read More, but they usually limit the monthly data download. There are a few other unlimited free VPNsThe Best Unlimited Free VPN Services (And Their Hidden Costs)The Best Unlimited Free VPN Services (And Their Hidden Costs)Looking for an unlimited free VPN? Here are your options for desktop and mobile, along with their hidden costs.Read More, but they have their own hidden costs.

Remember, we are only using this VPN to access blocked sites and download torrent files or magnet links. You shouldn’t actually download the whole torrent over such free VPNs.

I would recommend using ProtonVPN, since the company does not store any logs of what its users access, and is transparent about>

simbly awechome... That DNS server address change worked for me...

I used a combo of 2 of the suggestions. I changed my port to 80 to just get the torrents started, then changed it back. Worked great.

Good advices, but difficult
I prefer croxyproxy
just put link and go

Some ancients say that true knowledge comes only via some suffering. This was my case - my windows has crashed, and I installed it with my HP recovering system - it worked excellent. I got my newest windows with no upgrades need after recovery,
I installed my Norton and all my staff, and everything was fine, except uTorrent. I was unable neither install it nor download torrent files from Internet - only torrent files, other files were OK.
Neither advice about Firewall not helped me, I tried some other torrent clients - same, until I found advice about qBittorrent client. My Norton let it in, and let it be
on allowed firewall list (controlled by Norton). By the way, I found some articles about pirate torrents problems, which some author rights corp. owners try to fight
with sights blocking, also some torrent clients try to make unauthorized changes
on computers (I've seen it with uTorrent).
So, it seems better to get a right torrent client, which will pass Antivirus and spam
protection and allowed with Firewall, than try to overcome your computer protection to install questionable clients.

if you are not at home, using the service you paid for with your money, and you dont need to worry about about 50+ other people on the network... then by all mean, follow this guide if you must.
but if you are not on your own service, are traveling, or wanting a cup of coffee... TURN YOUR DAMN TORRENTS OFF YOU BANDWIDTH GREEDY SOD. do you realize the business you are sucking every byte from actually is a lower speed, more expensive per level than your home connection. and you put those other networks at risk while you are BEING SELFISH.
this is a reason i actively monitor my business's network access with MANY different tools yeah, i know the Pr0n sites you visit you nasty traveler, i know your fetishes (im nasty, but damn some of you people), and dont think a VPN is stopping me from seeing all of the traffic on MY network. i AM THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE on my network. oh the fun i have with injecting/editing/tainting packets to offending IP on my network (the same fun some VPN admins have). think about this while you download your next copy of nickelback.

Tons of solution none which need you to fork over money.

1. Tor for finding onion sites for torrents.

2. Firefox with a free vpn + torrent tornado plugin.

3. CyberGhost VPN service, preferably the paid version.

4. Tribler, just make sure to disable disk sharing.

5. Android ;-)

6. Open VPN + a free service.

7. Ethersoft, just be weary of installation and setup and choice of servers.

8. All the above in a VM!

I'm sorry, this sounds like an ad for express vpn.

Linksnappy.Com, but it is not free.

25gb storage. Download 10 torrents at the same time.

Downloading the finished torrents from the site is slow though.

Thanks, good to know!

Thanks! I was about to try that one!

hello there , Nice article .
i am in a totally different situation now.
i can't torrent with my normal IP , so i used Softether to change the VPN and the problem gone. but ive got only few data left and by using this VPN method, data consumes much faster and am getting only half of the download traffic.
( if my pc gets 200 kb/s , softether uses 100 kb/s and torrent uses 100 kb/s )

why can't i download with my normal IP ? , why do i need to change to different IP in other country ?
is it because my service provider blocking me ? if so
is there any work around for not loosing too much data with the VPN method

I made a video demonstrating how to run torrents anonymously . It will work even if torrents are banned by your ISP.
Please note that it only supports HTTP trackers so none of your UDP trackers would work. What it does is basically route all your torrent traffic through the TOR network (which is so secure that even the NSA hasn’t been able to crack it. )
Have a look (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6L3gXPFQkI) .

Hey guys, if you have problem with Chrome block or some other block screen try site filespook dot com and you will be able to download w/o issues and everywhere

• Thanks Jay your your idea worked icredibly thanks

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I think the best one right now is filestream.me. Though it gives you only 1GB per torrent(still its enough) ,it downloads super-fast and has no blocking or throttling.

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P.S Sorry for my English.

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In my college, Torrent downloads are blocked, so now I can’t download any large software. Please give a solution for how to download Torrent file. Is there any software available or not?

Wifi Torrent Movies

1. Go to the wrench menu > Settings > Under the Hood > Change proxy settings... > LAN Settings and deselect the 'Use a proxy server for your LAN' checkbox.

   THIS MESSAGE COMING WHAT I CAN DO

2. our torrents are blocked by cyberoam..........
   any way to by pass it and download torrents files n the contents in it???

3. test

4. you can download any blocked file (including torrent files) by using:

   It lets you rename/encode the file you download so it bypasses any blocks exist on a specific file type.

5. some more solutions:

   Download Torrents Without A Client Via Torrent2Exe [Windows]
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   How To Direct Download Any Torrent Files Using Torrific
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6. There are http torrent sites, where you can download via your web browser:

   Hope that helps...

7. Aha, you are in luck as we have a whole post dedicated to this particular problem. Read my colleague Jeffry's post on 5 Ways To Bypass Torrent Connection Blocking.
   Go over the comments too for more hints.

   Of course, the best bypass technique is to do the download from your home instead of using the college bandwidth :) Any malware infection could infect the whole college network, so you have that responsibility as a student too.