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I can't seem to get PIA port forwarding working with qBittorrent.

These are the steps I'm following.

1) Connect to PIA
2) Note the 5 digit port number
3) Open qBittorrent and enter the PIA port forwarding number in "Port used for incoming connections" > Click Ok and Exit.
4) Restart qBittorrent.
5) Open (or reload) http://www.canyouseeme.org/, enter the port forward number and click on the "Check Port" button.

All I get is an error from CanYouSeeMe.

Note: In qBittorrent I unchecked "Use UPnP / NAT-PMP port forwarding from my router" over security reasons.

Note: I'm using Windows firewall - Are there settings in there that I need to adjust and if so, can someone give me a step > by > step > guide on what I need to do?

This problem is driving me bonkers. Would appreciate some help.

Thanks

Use a port like 50001.  Don't use PIA port.