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

From: draeath (draeath@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Jan 14 2009 - 21:36:04 EST


It does, but its off by default. Its not as sinister as you think, look
up upnp as others direct. But it is a hole.

On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 1:23 pm, Eben King wrote:
> 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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