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Port forwarding security considerations

Port forwarding through your router or VPN tunnel involves opening up a port on your computer to accept incoming connections through that port. It can, therefore, provide an opportunity for someone to attack your system. However, as this article explains, the risk is minimal when torrenting, and Proton VPN is […]

 

How to share a VPN connection via Android hotspot

Using a VPN on your Android phone: Why you need a VPN on your Android phone Android phones can share their internet connection by creating a “mobile hotspot”  that allows other devices to connect to the phone via WiFi so that they can access the internet using the phone’s mobile […]

 

How to torrent safely with a VPN

How to use Proton VPN for BitTorrent Peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing is only available using one of our paid Proton VPN Plus, Proton Unlimited, or Visionary (legacy users only) plans. If you are on a Free plan and wish to torrent, you need to upgrade to one of these plans. To […]

 

How does P2P VPN redirection work with Proton VPN?

Peer-to-Peer is a network protocol for computer users that allows to search and download content. Because of the unique structure of the network, it is very efficient for downloading large files. On a Peer-to-Peer network, when a user is searching for a specific file, the installed software is locating the […]

 

Understanding and increasing VPN connection speeds

In this article, we discuss the factors that impact the speed of VPN connections and how you can increase the speed of your connection when using one of our VPN servers. We also cover the differences in speed between the Proton VPN plans. Update July 2021: Our unique VPN Accelerator […]

 

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