Today I tried one last time before giving up.  I installed kubuntu 14.04 on a virtual machine.  I configured the vpn and connected.  Then I launched ktorrent and opened the ubuntu 18.04 torrent.  It immediately connected to 119 seeders out of 3052. Download speeds varied between 2.75 and 4 MBps.  Using virtualbox's shared folders option, I've mounted the folder where I have files downloaded to on the host machine in the guest.  So anything Ktorrent saves, it saves on the host.  Thanks Michael Butash for the idea of using a virtual machine to handle bittorrent. I have no idea what I did that made it work this time, but I won't complain.  Thanks to all for your input. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss