On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 4:15 AM, Alan Bourke <alanpbou...@fastmail.fm> wrote:

> I assume it works over TCP/UDP and port 80, so no firewall or router
> config required. Technical details as to how the authentication works in
> LogMeIn: http://tinyurl.com/2w2me6b

That's a great link, thanks, Alan!

After a quick skim of the document, it seems that they're using an
architecture similar to what the UltraDNS folks proposed (and what
CoPilot is based on) with a known intermediary on the internet acting
as a broker to outgoing communications initiated from each end. UDP
NAT Traversal is the technique used to try to figure out what the
actual location (IP Address) of each end is, and the broker sends back
what it sees to the client and server for them to attempt a direct
end-to-end, encrypted connection.

"Any magic sufficiently advanced appears to be technology" Clarke's
Law, misstated.

-- 
Ted Roche
Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
http://www.tedroche.com

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