How to make bittorrent only use VPN IP - Universal IP

This tutorial will explain how to make any and all applications only use the VPN IP at all times and will block any leaks of your real IP using Comodo Firewall. This tutorial is universal for those who have static IP, dynamic IP and/or public WIFI IP usage. This tutorial is more cumbersome than the tutorial for static because specific VPN servers are involved in it's setup. If you have a static IP (permanent IP) and NOT using a router then follow the instructions here.. http://forum.hidemyass.com/showthread.php?tid=1298 I use uTorrent as example but you can use any application.

***This tutorial was setup to work originally with OpenVPN (installed client) but the PPTP uses a different range, updated Step 2 Download Comodo Firewall here.. http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/ This only works on PC, not Mac! You can choose only to install the firewall during setup if you choose to keep your antivirus.

Step 1: Open Comodo Firewall and click Firewall, Advanced, then Network Security Policy. It already opens to Application Rules and where you will control your bittorrent client. If you haven't already run your client since installing Comodo Firewall do so now to be asked to allow and it will be inserted here. Otherwise click Add (top right) then Select (top right, new window) and choose running processes or browse to find (ie. program files/utorrent/utorrent.exe). Step 2: You will need the servers IP range that you use to complete the following. It's very simple. While logged in to the VPN and connected to the server of choice (favorite) go here and find the VPN IP address.. http://whatismyipaddress.com/ Now take that VPN IP and write it down and your range will be the 1st 3 sets of numbers left the same but the last set will be .1 through .255. Example.. NJ US server will give you this 216.155.158.### so the range would be 216.155.158.1 - 216.155.158.255. Simple Update! For PPTP you will need to do the same as above and get the range for the PPTP connection. Example: NJ OpenVPN (installed client) will use 216.155.158.1 - 216.155.158.255 but the PPTP range is 216.155.145.1 - 216.155.145.255. So basically you need to write 2 extra PPTP rules for each server you use equaling a total of 4 rules per server and obviously the one block rule. Find the application you want to control in the Application Rules list and and delete it's green allow rule. Right click the application and choose Add and make the 1st rule "NY IN" (example) leaving source as Any.. Step 3: Right click the application and choose Add and make the 2nd rule "NY OUT" (example) leaving the destination as Any.. Step 4: Right click the application and choose Add and make the 3rd rule "Block the rest" leaving both source and destination as Any.. Step 5: Make sure that the block rule in red is the below the allow rules or it will block every IP including the VPN server. You can move by highlighting and then click move up or down on the right side of the panel. It should look like this.. Obviously this is the 3 main servers I use and you can add as many servers as you like. Just login to the server, get the IP, create the range (ie. .1 -.255) and keep adding but most important is you keep the block rule last. Click OK (bottom right) Done! Warning! Do not do this to the HMA VPN Pro client application, openvpn, DNS (ie. OpenDNSupdater) and also System and svchost's or you will have problems!!!!! Best to control the last two mentioned using port security. You can read more about that here.. http://forum.hidemyass.com/showthread.php?tid=1416