Re: [SLUG] How did Skype set port forwarding?

From: Eben King (eben01@verizon.net)
Date: Wed Jan 14 2009 - 13:23:22 EST


On Wed, 14 Jan 2009, Donald E Haselwood wrote:

> I installed Skype. The tests showed it working.
> Later I was looking at my Verizon router and
> discovered two new port forwarding entries for
> Skype. Now how was it able to do that? I
> thought that any changes in the router required
> user:password (unless remote administration is
> turned on).

Me too, some for Skype and some for Miranda (a multi-protocol IM client for
Windows, which I believe is open-source). Must be a back door, and if they
can do it, anybody can. Can you say "back door", boys and girls? Good, I
knew you could. I wonder if DD-WRT has the same back door. I hope not.

The ones here are now deleted when noticed. Deletion takes a long time on
"my" Actiontec MI-424WR.

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