* Matthew Toseland <toad at amphibian.dyndns.org> [2006-04-24 20:21:33]:
> Oh one other thing: It would be really nice if we could connect directly > to nodes on the same LAN (or PC!). The main issue here is determining > whether we ARE on the same LAN; we can find our LAN address very easily. > > Any ideas? detect whatever we use a private ip address or not, if so send a multicast node announcement... Of course, it needs to be optionnal ;) > > > - Adding UPnP-support to Freenet to handle UPnP-enabled NAT devices for a > > > more > > > convenient user experience. > > > > The big issue with UP&P is that it is far from universal. It is blocked > > by default by Windows XP's firewall (from SP2 onwards), and it is often > > turned off... is there a realistic chance of UP&P support helping more > > than a few percent of our users? As I said previously, I don't think that Up&p support is a good idea :/ It's the eternal tradeoff between hidding a node and ease to use. If we implement UP&P support, I strongly suggest that we implement Bonjour support (apple's discovery protocol) too. And possibly Zeroconf > > > > > > What do you think about my thoughts? > > > > > > Is any of the developers available to be my mentor? > > > > I will gladly answer any questions any would-be freenet developer has on > > how the code works in order to assist them in building useful features. If > > you want to apply for Google SoC then by all means do, but it looks like > > there will be some competition. If I'm allowed to be both a mentor and an applicant, I may help too. > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > Thomas King Nextgen$
