[ANNOUNCE] Tor-UPNP. Need feedback.

[Ringo Kamens]

Just so you know, gmail filtered this as spam.
Comrade Ringo Kamens

On Dec 27, 2007 10:16 PM, Kyle Williams <kyle.kwilliams at gmail.com> wrote:

> Download at:  http://www.janusvm.com/pub/Tor-UPNP.zip
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Tor-UPNP is based on the PERL UPNP project:
> http://perlupnp.sourceforge.net/
> It's been over 5 years since I worked with PERL, so things might be a bit
> funky.  The zip file includes a EXE for windows built with the PerlDEV
> Kit.
>
> I had to make some heavy modifications to the upnpgwtool.pl and a few lite
> modifications to Gateway.pm module to get this working with PPP and DHCP.
> I
> also removed the 'delete' and 'list' features from this tool. Reason being
> that I wasn't able to get a single successful test using those commands. I
> even tried using Intel's UPNP Tools with Wireshark and have come to the
> conclusion that my ActionTec router is a piece of shit. However, I'm not
> worried about being able to remove entries right now.  Apple, Microsoft,
> and
> Sony just add a new port forwarding entry without checking to see if the
> entry already exists.  I'm starting to think that maybe their reason is
> the
> same as mine.
>
> Anyhow..
> The Gateway.pm module was using only:
> 'urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:WANIPConnection:1'
> when some routers only respond to:
> 'urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:WANPPPConnection:1'.
>
> Routers that respond to WANPPPConnection are using PPPoE to get an IP.
> Routers that respond to WANIPConnection are using DHCP to get an IP.
>
> With Tor-UPNP, it will attempt to try WANIPConnection first.
> If WANIPConnection fails then it will try to use WANPPPConnection.
> If WANPPPConnection fails then it will give an error message and die.
>
> This tool will automatically probe for the external IP address, your
> internal IP address, then attempt to setup the port forwarding on the
> ports
> you specify on the command line.
>
> SYNTAX: Tor-UPNP.exe OR_Port [DIR_Port]
>
> Please post feedback.  I would appreciate knowing:
> - Did it work or fail
> - What brand and model of router you are using.
>
> This is licensed under the GPL...it's free.
> Use it for whatever you want.  Source code included!!!
> I don't even care if I get credit, but it would be nice.
> We will be including this in the next release of JanusVM.
> I just want Tor to use UPNP!! Setup those Exit nodes by default, then let
> someone opt out if they want to. :)
>
> Enjoy!
>
>
> - Kyle
>
>
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