On 2006-09-16, Janto Dreijer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve Holden wrote: >> Note that TCP and UDP port spaces are disjoint, so there's no way for >> TCP and UDP to use "the same port" - they can, however, use the same >> port number. Basically the TCP and UDP spaces have nothing to do with >> each other. >> >> Most dynamic NAT gateways will respond to an outgoing UDP datagram by >> mapping the internal client's UDP port to a UDP port on the NAT >> gateway's external interface, and setting a converse mapping that will >> allow the server to respond, even though technically there isn't a >> "connection". The NAT table entries will typically be timed out after a >> short period of non-use. > > So are you saying one can't use TCP to punch a hole for UDP?
Yes, that's what he's saying -- or at least that there's no reason to expect it to work. -- Grant Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
