Re: UPnP NAT Traversal

[Daniel Hartmeier <daniel@benzedrine.cx>]

On Mon, Jul 08, 2002 at 06:19:15PM +1000, Darren Reed wrote:

> > 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 ?

That is precisely the marketese without technical legitimation I meant:

"Universal Plug and Play technology is all about making home
networking simple and affordable for users so the connected home
experience becomes a mainstream experience for users experience
and great opportunity for the industry."
  2002 Microsoft Corporation. (surprise, surprise)

I bet you there is not a single useful document on that entire site (I
stopped bothering after following the first dozen of links). If this is
the authorative source, it's vapour-ware.

Daniel