How to Automatically Stop Torrents when Your VPN Disconnects Using Vuze

Vuze is a popular BitTorrent client that allows users to download and share files via the BitTorrent protocol. If you use a VPN to protect your online privacy while using Vuze, it's important to ensure that your downloads are automatically stopped if your VPN connection is lost. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to set up Vuze to automatically stop torrents when your VPN disconnects.

Step 1: Set Up a VPN Connection in Vuze

First, you need to set up a VPN connection in Vuze. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open Vuze and go to the "Tools" menu. 2. Click on "Options" and select the "Connection" tab. 3. Click on "Advanced Network Settings" and select the "Bind to local IP address or interface" option. 4. Select your VPN connection from the drop-down menu. 5. Click on "Save" to apply the changes.

Step 2: Install the "IP Bind" Plugin

The "IP Bind" plugin is a Vuze plugin that allows you to bind Vuze to your VPN connection. To install the plugin, follow these steps:

1. Go to the "Tools" menu and select "Plugins." 2. Click on the "Available Plugins" tab. 3. Scroll down and find the "IP Bind" plugin. 4. Click on the "Install" button and wait for the plugin to be installed.

Step 3: Configure the "IP Bind" Plugin

Now that you've installed the "IP Bind" plugin, you need to configure it to automatically stop torrents when your VPN disconnects. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Go to the "Tools" menu and select "Options." 2. Click on the "Plugins" tab and select the "IP Bind" plugin. 3. Click on the "Options" button and select the "Enable IP filtering" option. 4. Select the "Kill Transmission if VPN goes down" option. 5. Click on "OK" to apply the changes.

Step 4: Test Your Configuration

Finally, you should test your configuration to ensure that your downloads are automatically stopped when your VPN disconnects. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Start a torrent download in Vuze. 2. Disconnect your VPN connection. 3. Wait a few seconds and check to see if the download has stopped. 4. Reconnect your VPN connection and resume the download.

If everything is working correctly, your download should have stopped when your VPN connection was lost and resumed when your connection was restored.

In summary, to automatically stop torrents when your VPN disconnects using Vuze, you need to set up a VPN connection in Vuze, install the "IP Bind" plugin, configure the plugin to stop downloads when your VPN disconnects, and test your configuration.