if UPnP fails, ports may still be correctly forwarded, and if they are not, then the state of the client would be the same as in "i want active mode but i'll configure my router myself" settings option. there are chances it may still work so it would be unwise to switch to passive mode if the user doesn't want to. (and furthermore, in this case it would be like going to passive mode for 2 seconds at startup to get back to active right afterwards.)
getting the external IP via UPnP is just an added bonus but not at all a goal of the feature; actually the (previous and current) behavior is to not consider it an error if we can't get the IP via UPnP, as long as the port redirection worked. if no external IP could be fetched, it's no problem, the client will simply send 0.0.0.0 and let the hub set it. as for having multiple implementations, i just followed eMule as an example and this is how they do it. if MiniUPnP can be found to be reliable enough with all routers out there, sure, we could stick to it, but i don't think it is and having a fallback to the standard Windows COM interface is better for now to not upset people who had it working before. -- UPnP does not work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/230973 You received this bug notification because you are a member of LinuxDC++ Team, which is subscribed to LinuxDC++. Status in ApexDC++ - The Pinnacle of File-Sharing: New Status in DC++: In Progress Status in Linux DC++: New Bug description: Version 0.706. I have UPnP configured correctly in my OS (Windows XP) and my router (Linksys WRT54GL). eMule, Miranda, Skype, uTorrent all work fine and correctly setup ports. However, dc++ does not. It used to work few times, but now it just complains that failed to setup ports. I've run upnp sniffer, and it seems that it doesn't even send out UPnP packets. If you need additional information, please tell what kind and how to get it :) _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~linuxdcpp-team Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~linuxdcpp-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
