1. This returns my local IP address on all my machines not connected to my router:
get hostnametoaddress(hostname())
But behind my router it returns empty. Why? And what is the reliable way to obtain the local IP address?
2. I maintain a log of socket activity while I'm testing, which includes my own calls as well as messages like socketClosed and socketTimeout. I sometimes find that I get socketClosed messages even as the session continues to work just fine. I had the (evidently mistaken) impression that a socketTimeout message was sent when a socket is closed due to a timeout. But since the socket appears to remain open, what is the common appropriate response to getting a socketTimeout message? I'm assuming the answer is not to ignore it. :)
3. To have my apps connect through my router I need to configure my router's address triggering, specifying the port I'm using. Apparently this approach is used by many games as well, and some routers come pre-configured with settings that can be turned on for popular games. Why does AIM not have this requirement? I realize it's going through a server, but since the server is outside my firewall shouldn't I need to explicitely allow it to talk back to my machine?
TIA -
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