ICQ uses a method whereby the client contacts another server, and it tells you the IP address. Perhaps the Freenet client could be patched to allow this? It might also improve security.. detecting proxies between the host and client, and whatnot...
> -----Original Message----- > From: freenet-dev-admin at lists.sourceforge.net > [mailto:freenet-dev-admin at lists.sourceforge.net]On Behalf Of lists > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 4:44 PM > To: freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Freenet-dev] RE: Freenet behind NAT > > > Hi, > > Nobody answered this. I looked in the code and this looks harder than I > thought - the code seems to rely on getting the node's IP address from the > socket address of tcpConnection's all over the place and its not > clear when > this address is used for inclusion in a message (and should be > spoofed with > the router's address) and when it is used for other purposes and should be > left alone. > > I would really like to fix this as I am behind an ISDN router/firewall and > cannot run a node otherwise. I'm quite happy to fix it but I > could really do > with being pointed in the right direction. > > Thanks > Degs > > > > > Hi, > > > > Is it possible to run a node behind a NAT router with port > forwarding? ie > > does the node listen only on 11914, and can you configure it to > set its IP > > address in outgoing freenet messages to match the router's IP > address? If > > not how hard would this be to do - I may have a go. > > > > Thanks > > Degs > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Freenet-dev mailing list > > Freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/freenet-dev > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Freenet-dev mailing list > Freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net > http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/freenet-dev > _______________________________________________ Freenet-dev mailing list Freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/freenet-dev
