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Comment by michaelmrose

3 years ago

You don't need port forwarded to use bittorrent. Clients connected to the network exchange information with each other. Magnet links or torrent files provide the information needed to get in touch with peers to make the initial connection.

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gersg  3 years ago

If neither side has their ports open there is no way to make the initial connection.

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