Re: incoming connection port 80

Erik wrote:
I'm wondering how to accept connections (socket) if you are behind a
router. Skype and
uTorrent can handle this (by using port 80 or 443). How do these
programs manage to accept
connections if ports (accept port 80 and 443) are blocked?

Thanks

Erik

uTorrent is just a Bit Torrent client.

Bit Torrent connects out to a server, it does not accept incoming connections. Its incoming connections are not low number ports (80 or 443) and have to be specifically enabled on the router/firewall or it won't work well.

I didn't look up Skype, I assume it is similar. It connects out to a server. It probably maintains an open connect so a server can reply back when a call comes in.

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