[tor-bugs] #4275 [Tor Relay]: UPnP somewhat buggy on Windows?

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#4275: UPnP somewhat buggy on Windows?
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 Reporter:  funkstar   |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect     |         Status:  new               
 Priority:  normal     |      Milestone:                    
Component:  Tor Relay  |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.3.5-alpha
 Keywords:             |         Parent:                    
   Points:             |   Actualpoints:                    
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 Running a relay and relying on Vidalia to configure port forwarding, UPnP
 doesn't seem to work at all when setting the Windows network mode to
 "public" in newer versions of Windows, after changing it to "Home" (allows
 file sharing, network discovery, etc), I seem to need to click the "test"
 port forwarding button in Vidalia several times before it "finds" my
 router and opens the ports. If I don't, it will simply not open anything.

 Applications such as uTorrent that use UPnP work fine in "public" (more
 secure) network mode, is Tor reliant on the Network Discovery being on?
 (disabled when in public mode). Why does it rely on it when other
 applications don't?

 FYI, my router is fully visible on the network, I can even view it's
 properties/open ports (when in "home" mode).

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