Connections when starting utorrent

[mofoduh]

Hello,

I have a problem with utorrent (not sure if im posting this in the right category) and it is that when i start utorrent i get tons of connections from many different IP's (and utorrent downloads and uploads at like 1kb/s), this lasts for about a minute+ even if i have no added torrents. So why is this happenings and can i stop it? I even get connections from IP's that peerblock blocks (peerblock is the program im using to see all the connections).

[Switeck]

Peers/seeds on torrents you were running or previously running continue to retry your ip even if/when you're gone. They may quickly reconnect to you when you restart uTorrent.

[mofoduh]

Thanks for the quick reply!

But how can i stop them? Even if i restart my router and change my IP i get tons of connections?

[moogly]

You don't need to stop them, that's how bittorrent works. Just don't use PeerBlock with huge useless blocklists.

[mofoduh]

So these connections wont hurt me whatsoever? Even if its Time Warner, SAVVIS etc?

I dont want these companies to see what im doing

[moogly]

PeerBlock doesn't protect you against tracking by these companies, it's a pretty low security level. And that's not linked to the fact you receive incoming connections when you start uTorrent.

[mofoduh]

Okay thanks a lot

Do you have any recommendations of what i can do to get better privacy while using bittorrent?

[moogly]

There is no ultimate solution, because the protocol of BitTorrent implies your IP is visible on the network. Just avoid exposed torrents, use a seebox/VPN service with a foreign IP etc

Or use another file sharing system, like direct download.