Re: UPnP NAT Traversal

[Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>]

In some mail from Daniel Hartmeier, sie said:
> 
> On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 09:11:12PM -0400, Ben Allen wrote:
> 
> > I was wondering if anyone knew if you could get OpenBSD's NAT to support
> > UPnP NAT Traversal. I know it's had a bug in Windows but my friend is
> > making me figure out a way to make MSN Messenger be able to send files.
> > My few hours a of research has turned up that it uses UPnP to configure
> > a NAT so it can send files. Let me know if there is another way to fix
> > it. Also let me know about the UPnP issue.
> 
> Please provide a link that explains what UPnP actually is and
> technically does (and why the gateway needs to be aware of it).
> 
> The first couple of dozen google hits contain nothing but marketing
> gobbledygook, and I get the impression that this is nothing but
> lukewarm air. Proove me wrong. Oh, and if I see the words 'experience',
> 'technology' or 'affordable' on any page, I stop reading it.

www.upnp.org ?

Darren