There are already several posts on this topic, but I wanted to have a more up to date answer. The secure wifi uses my personal school account to sign in so that might not be the best idea, however the guest wifi is open to everyone so that may be a better idea. I also know to use a VPN and bind my torrenting client to the VPN. Anything else I should know? Or is the entire idea dead in the water? I've pirated before but never with several thousand dollars on the line...

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[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Make sure you bind your qbittorrent network interface to the vpn interface and check for any leaks. Test it by suddenly turning vpn off midway through to see if anything leaks.

[–] ober@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've found the best way to check for leaks with torrenting is by using ipleak.net. They have a feature which will tell you the address it sees you torrenting from. Super handy.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yep, this is what I use as well

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

With a known-safe linux iso, to be clear!

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, download legal iso materials during your test