Recommended settings
App
Use the Windows app, with the kill switch on, as it is by default.
Network interface
In qBittorrent, Options → Advanced → Network interface: choose the FuzeVPN adapter for WireGuard, or the OpenVPN DCO adapter for OpenVPN. Choose again if you change protocol.
UPnP
Turn off UPnP and NAT-PMP: opening a port on your internet box opens nothing on the VPN server.
Proxy
Leave the qBittorrent proxy off: the app’s tunnel is enough.
Protocols
Keep TCP and µTP on. FuzeVPN’s DNS and WebRTC protections can stay on.
“Unreachable”: what it means
Port forwarding is not offered: other peers cannot open a connection to you themselves. qBittorrent shows this as “unreachable” or “behind a firewall”.
The VPN is still connected: the connections qBittorrent opens to other peers are enough to download and share. On small torrents, fewer peers may simply be reachable.
Check your address
Before starting a download, check with our “BitTorrent IP comparison” tool that the address other peers see is that of your FuzeVPN location.