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Why don't p2p connections need open ports?

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Mar 15, 20269519 views
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I mean, if someone is downloading a file from me, doesn't that means that I'm the host and he is connecting to me? Or am I connecting to him? Either way one of us need an open port, no? I don't have any open port routing to my computer in my router, so how is that I'm accepting connections?

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If your router supports UPnP, it is possible that the p2p application that you are using is opening ports on the router without you needing to manually configuring open ports. Wikipedia UPnP Otherwise, it is possible that your application is using a…

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