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[tor-bugs] Re: #1775 [Tor - Tor client]: Project: Make Tor speak UPnP and NAT-PMP for port-forwarding
#1775: Project: Make Tor speak UPnP and NAT-PMP for port-forwarding
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Reporter: sjmurdoch | Owner:
Type: task | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Tor - Tor client | Version:
Keywords: | Parent: #1752
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Changes (by sjmurdoch):
* parent: => #1752
Old description:
> We want it to be as easy as possible for people to configure a Tor bridge
> (see #1752), and part of the difficulty is getting their router to do
> port forwarding. Vidalia supports UPnP automatic port forwarding, but
> this is no good for headless servers and these are probably the ones
> which make the most reliable bridges. UPnP also doesn't work on Apple
> networking hardware.
>
> We should therefore implement UPnP and NAT-PMP (for Apple hardware)
> inside Tor itself. This should automatically configure port forwarding,
> and maintain it over router reboots. Including the UPnP/NAT-PMP libraries
> should be a build-time option in case some platforms don't support the
> libraries or the user simply doesn't want them available.
>
> Development is currently happening in this Git branch:
> https://gitweb.torproject.org/sjm217/tor.git/shortlog/refs/heads/upnp
New description:
We want it to be as easy as possible for people to configure a Tor bridge
(see #1752), and part of the difficulty is getting their router to do port
forwarding. Vidalia supports UPnP automatic port forwarding, but this is
no good for headless servers and these are probably the ones which make
the most reliable bridges. UPnP also doesn't work on Apple networking
hardware.
We should therefore implement UPnP and NAT-PMP (for Apple hardware) inside
Tor itself. This should automatically configure port forwarding, and
maintain it over router reboots. Including the UPnP/NAT-PMP libraries
should be a build-time option in case some platforms don't support the
libraries or the user simply doesn't want them available.
Development is currently happening in this Git branch:
https://gitweb.torproject.org/sjm217/tor.git/shortlog/refs/heads/upnp
Child Tickets:
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