VPN – the tool for hiding your IP address while torrenting Your gateway to anonymous torrent download is a reliable VPN service like KeepSolid VPN Unlimited. Masking IP while torrenting as well as encrypting internet traffic, the VPN technology doesn’t let your ISP and other parties monitor your activities. How to Hide your IP Address in Mac OS X (Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Snow Leopard etc.) How to Hide your IP Address in Chrome This entry was posted in Proxy Tutorials and tagged torrents, uTorrent on April 12, 2014 by admin.

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Peer-to-peer file sharing users are becoming increasingly concerned about exposing their IP publicly. As you’re aware, uTorrent shows connected IPs under the “Peers” tab.

More concerning is the ability of film studios for example to plant tracking technology embedded right into the video. This allows them to issue copyright infringement notices through ISPs. I’m not encouraging piracy, merely noting that your IP can be harvested and possibly used against you when you share or download torrents.

The idea behind this tutorial is to replace your real IP with the IP associated with a VPN service.

Step 1

For testing purposes I used JustFreeVPN. Please note that free VPNs are excruciatingly slow especially when downloading huge files via torrent.

I strongly recommend that you sign up with one of the reputable, fast VPN providers below to avoid frustration. Plans are typically $10/month or less.

Recommended services:

Step 2

From the top menu go to Options > Preferences (Windows) or uTorrent > Preferences (Mac).

Step 3

A new window will pop up. Click on “Connection” on the left (Windows) or on the “Network” icon (Mac).

Step 4

How To Hide Ip When Downloading Torrents

Select the proxy server type from the dropdown button as specified by your VPN provider. Check the box next to “Authentication” and enter the username and password you were given.

Windows

There are a number of advanced options here under “Proxy Server” and “Proxy Privacy.” For maximum protection check all the boxes as shown in the screenshot.

Click the “Apply” button.

Mac OS X

Check the boxes under your login info as shown in the screenshot for maximum protection.

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All Done

Congrats! Your real IP will no longer be displayed in uTorrrent.