Topic: UPnP NAT Traversal support

[Bill Talcott]

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/techinfo/planning/networking/natfaq.asp

Got reading about this, and it looks very handy. Assuming application developers actually use it, it would eliminate a ton of problems ("Help, ICQ/MSN/whatever file/chat/voice transfers arent' working" threads). Until IPv6 becomes the standard, it's probably the best solution. Most likely would want to have it as an option in Server Manager, so it could be easily disabled for the businesses who don't want those types of apps to work.

[Charlie Brady]

Bill Talcott wrote:

> Got reading about this, and it looks very handy.

A web search for "UPnP security" might suggest that this is not something to rush into. It is also complex, and may require proprietary information, so is not something which is likely to be possible in the short term in any case.

Regards

Charlie