Why would TCP be faster than UDP over a LAN for VoIP traffic?
I can't think why Skype would do that, unless maybe to use a stream cipher
for better encryption?
Yes, I agree. Apparently there is no good reason for that. But the fact
is that, before version 2, Skype always used UDP. In some experiments with
version 2.X, we noticed that when both peers have internal addresses,
Skype always uses TCP. We had to configure valid address to have it sending UDP
packets.
Carlos
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Subject: Re: [p2p-hackers] UDP NAT Hole Punching Question
speed.
Carlos Alberto Kamienski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have studied Skype for this effect, and I have seen that it isnt
working with UDP (in my NAT environment atleast), all TCP
communications, on port 80 and 443. I am new and bewildered. I need
some direction, as how to progress, in writing a simple p2p
communication over NAT.
We've been working with Skype and found out that in the newest versions,
when both peers are behind the same NAT (i.e., probably in the same LAN),
it uses TCP and not UDP. I was wondering if anyone could tell me why this
was changed.
Carlos
sorry for the dumb post, if it sounds like one, I am absolutely a
newbie in this field.
regards
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