Other methods of automaic port forwarding besides uPnP

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Is there another method of auto-port forwarding, in case for some reason a user doesn't have uPnP enabled on the router? For programs like Skype, or IRC, how do they do it?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 30 '11 at 17:32

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Take a look at hole punching technique.

answered Jul 30 '11 at 17:32

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Other methods of automaic port forwarding besides uPnP

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