Grant wrote:
>>> But how could anyone make a request of the machine if there are no
>>> ports forwarded to it?
>> They couldn't unless the connection were already established before the
>> rules and/or port assignment was modified.
>>
>>
>> -Tom
> 
> I've had a hefty upload rate on bittorrent for over a year with the
> same shorewall settings.  The ports have never been forwarded
> properly.

From http://btfaq.com/serve/cache/25.html

"BitTorrent will usually work fine in a NAT (network address translation)
environment, since it can function with only outbound connections. Such
environments generally include all situations where multiple computers share
one publicly-visible IP address, most commonly: computers on a home network
sharing a cable or xDSL connection."

-Tom
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