Bypass Firewalls and Bandwidth Throttling with SSH

If you've had trouble running your BitTorrent downloads around an overzealous firewall or ISP throttling, Lifehacker describes how to bypass any firewall or ISP throttle by running your BitTorrent traffic through SSH. Its possible that you might see a drop in download speed compared with a normal connection with this method, but if you're already missing out on your downloads altogether due to a firewall or throttling, it's better than nothing.