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		8cvor6j844qw_d6 68 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Who owns Express VPN, Nord, Surfshark? VPN relatio... Mullvad doesn't support port forwarding [1] for users that need it unlike proton vpn [2]. Although I have never needed it myself, which in that case Mullvad might be better since they require minimal registration details. [1]: https://mullvad.net/en/blog/removing-the-support-for-forward... [2]: https://protonvpn.com/support/port-forwarding

cakealert 68 days ago [–]

unless you have a specific use case where you need to run a server through your vpn this isn't as much of a problem as you think it is.

torrents for example have hole punching functionality built into uTP where reachable peers help unreachable peers connect to each other.

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