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Can anyone help me configure Transmission to download torrent files behind a proxy?

I have http_proxy set in my .bashrc.

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If you set http_proxy in .bashrc, transmission will only see it if you run transmission from an interactive bash shell. The right place for environment variables is ~/.pam_environment or ~/.profile (for systems that don't use that pam-module). See help.ubuntu.com/community/EnvironmentVariables and mywiki.wooledge.org/DotFiles – geirha Mar 12 '11 at 0:20
thanks. will have a look asap. :) – Ubuntuser Mar 13 '11 at 5:33

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Transmission uses the proxy configured using the Network Proxy tool located under the Preferences menu.

*Note that the names can be different in your PC as I am using Ubuntu in Spanish, but the procedure is the same

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If that is so, then why does it stop downloading torrents the moment I connect the vpn? My network proxy is already set with a .pac file – Ubuntuser Mar 10 '11 at 21:33
@ubuntuser: I really have no idea, I have almost no experience on this field, I just tested a proxy and remembered how I configured it. Have you tried disconnecting and reconnecting. Note that when connecting through a VPN your address changes. Ohh, you should also check your port configuration, and check if it's open – sebikul Mar 10 '11 at 21:45
i will have a look at the port conf. just curious, which port does a bittorrent file use? isnt it port 80. same for http and torrents? – Ubuntuser Mar 10 '11 at 22:12
@ubuntuser: you can see the port used in Transmission's preferences. Try to open the used port in your VPN's gateway, that might work – sebikul Mar 10 '11 at 22:41
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Please note that Proxy Support in Trasmission has been removed as of version 2.12. – Marco Leogrande Jan 13 at 2:35
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