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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Can still seed with upnp forwarding

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Not only is UPnP a security risk, it'll work only if a user has an IP that can expose ports. IPv4 addresses are becoming rarer on home networks and CGNAT connections can't expose ports even if one turns on UPnP.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

    UPnP is widely considered to be a significant security risk, just FYI. Because it allows any random device on your network to poke holes in your firewall whenever they want. You should go disable it on your router.

    Plus UPnP doesn’t work in a lot of configurations. CGNAT, for instance, blocks UPnP.

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