Deciding whether connection is NATed or not.

Wil Cooley wcooley@nakedape.cc
Thu, 6 Dec 2001 12:24:54 -0800


Also Sprach op:
> Is there any way to figure out (packet inspection or tarot cards) wheter an
> incoming connection is NATed at the other end?

Tarot cards are probably your best bet.  /dev/random might be
another good choice.

Wil
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