Re: Reverse connection without port forwarding?
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 4:55 pm
I'd suggest you read up on NAT in routers and why port forwarding is used to provide external access. That will allow you to understand why when a router gets a random packet from the outside world addressed to its one IP external router address it would have no idea what to with it.
Basically the only way communication to a device behind NAT can be happen is either it is initiated by that device or a port forward rule is established on the NAT router.
Initiation by the device can avoid the need for port forwarding but implies that there is either a permanent connection or a periodic reconnect / polling mechanism in place.
Basically the only way communication to a device behind NAT can be happen is either it is initiated by that device or a port forward rule is established on the NAT router.
Initiation by the device can avoid the need for port forwarding but implies that there is either a permanent connection or a periodic reconnect / polling mechanism in place.