Hmm, yeah, then that is a PIA problem then sorry, so try changing servers, some work more reliably than others i've found. they semi-recently changed port-forwarding API and methods, but I like this new system, where your forwarded port is opened for the entire connection and not having to poll for...

You shouldn't set port-forwarding in your router for VPN-forwarded ports, just make sure the correct port is entered and forget about using the torrent client for testing, but instead test that the port is open on the VPN IP, i.e. if you use ipmagnet to check which IP you send out to tracker/peers,...

I realize my problem is probably a PIA problem, as I can forward ports just fine with my router and no VPN activated. I use the designated servers that allow port forwarding, and have request port forwarding activated in the settings menu. I hover over the icon to get my port. I type that port into ...