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Most routers are UPnP ready, but if you find that you&#8217;re having trouble, you may need to look at your router&#8217;s manual and settings page to enable its use.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/286607\/intermediate-guide-to-bittorrent#simple_settings\">How to Boost Your BitTorrent Speed and Privacy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note that for best results, you&#8217;ll want to make sure your router is UPnP capable and has UPnP enabled. Most routers are UPnP ready, but if you find that you&#8217;re having trouble, you may need to look at your router&#8217;s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/how-to-boost-your-bittorrent-speed-and-privacy\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-geek"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2NxlE-1d","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2625,"url":"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/outbound-vpn-on-the-pfsense-router\/","url_meta":{"origin":75,"position":0},"title":"Outbound VPN on the pfSense Router","author":"matthannan","date":"16 July 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Privacy is increasingly a priority in my design decisions when it comes to what I what I am implementing in my home network. 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