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Re: Is anyone using UPnP anyway?

@Jack of Shadows and WEP has its own security problems and should be taken out behind the shed and put out of its misery as well.

As I say above, the problem with UPnP is that it is designed for the internal network and idiot manufacturers are putting it on the WAN port as well and leaving it on by default... Punching a hole from the inside to the outside can be useful and there are legitimate reasons for this. Puncing a hole from the outside to the inside is never a good idea.

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