RE: Peer-to-Peer Ports
RE: Peer-to-Peer Ports
- Subject: RE: Peer-to-Peer Ports
- From: "Tim Dorcey" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:45:27 -0700
- Importance: Normal
> p2p is a misnomer. Everything over the internet is client-server.
>
> So-called p2p clients simply implement BOTH a client and a server.
I think there is a worthwhile distinction to make. On many NAT routers it
is common to allocate a different public port for each outbound "client"
connection, even if a static port mapping has established this client port
as an inbound "server." I think your characterization contributes to this
kind of mistaken design, by not drawing proper attention to the case where
the outbound "client" traffic serves to establish/authorize the inbound
"server" traffic.
Really, I can't see why any NAT has any business simultaneously mapping a
single private port to multiple public ports. If an application wants to
appear on multiple ports, it can open them.
Tim
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