Exit qBittorrent and restart the program. If you decide to remove the IP blocklist filtering from qBittorrent, go to:Ĥ. Adding a list once a week should be fine. Since qBittorrent doesn't have automatic updating, you will have to download and add a new list periodically. Leave it open for a while and you will see that the blocked IP addresses will appear as they scroll down the page with date and time markers.Ĥ. You will see two vertical tabs - General and Blocked IPs.ģ. In the Execution Log tab, look to the far right. You will notice that a new tab, Execution Log, has opened next to the Transfers tab. How to check if your blocklist is working successfully: If the filters are added successfully, it will show you the number of rules added.ĩ. Once the file is added, click the Reload the filter button that is next to the Browse button that you just clicked. Check the box Filter path and click the Browse button to the right to add your renamed file ipfilter.p2p (or ipfilter.dat) from your download/extracted location.Ħ. In the Connection section, scroll down to IP Filtering.ĥ. Once opened, change the filename by selecting Save As from the File tab and rename the file to ipfilter.dat. p2p doesn't work, open the extracted file in Notepad or a similar text editor program. Right-click the extracted file and rename to ipfilter.p2p.Īlternate instruction for Windows and Mac users: You will notice that the extracted file is a. In the Update URL box, right-click and select Save Link As.Ģ.

Go to the Level 1 blocklist page from I-Blocklist:ġ. I have added another option for Windows and Mac users in Step 3 in case the Linux instructions don't work on those operating systems. These instructions are intended for qBittorrent on Linux. How to add an IP blocklist to qBittorrent: Some qBittorrent users have had trouble with that feature. Unfortunately, qBittorrent doesn't have URL entry and automatic updating, but it does allow manual entry of a blocklist. The clients BiglyBT, Vuze, Tixati and Transmission all easily accommodate an IP blocklist with URL entry and automatic updating.

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