[Norberto Bensa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]
> On Mon, 25 Mar 2002 10:36:03 +0530 (IST)
> Kingsly wrote:
>
>> If they are behind a firewall/NAT you can't open a direct connection
>> to them.
>>
> Windoze clients (2000/2001/2002) _CAN_ direct connect to people behind
> firewalls. I know this 'cos I'm behind a NAT firewall.
No, they don't ;) They ask the client behind the firewall to try a
direct connection in the other direction. Licq does this too.
Also if a client behind a FW has sent a message to one outside,
there's an open TCP connection there that the client outside can use
to send messages through.
Sending mesages through server is, in other words, only theoretically
needed when both clients are behind firewalls.
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Christian B. Wiik (_)=='(_)
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