James Knott wrote:
Per Jessen wrote:
Still works remarkably well despite it ...
Try doing a command line ftp with a client that doesn't support passive mode.
A bit contrived that, isn't it? I mean, yes, you're right, but I think I'll maintain that NAT still works remarkably well despite that "problem". Snippet from 'man ftp': "-A Force active mode ftp. By default, ftp will try to use passive mode ftp and fall back to active mode if passive is not supported by the server. This option causes ftp to always use an active connection. It is only useful for connecting to very old servers that do not implement passive mode properly."
Try setting up for voice over IP or certain gaming to more than one computer.
No problem - I have a number of Linksys/Cisco SPA phones hooked up from peoples home offices to our central telephone server. The phone is usually sat behind a NAT'ing router. This has been working very well for at least two years now. Of course, I run a stun daemon.
Try using ssh to multiple computers, without changing port numbers.
I do that every day from my workstation. (which is behind a NAT setup). -- Per Jessen, Zürich (13.6°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org