What is uPNP? Do I need it?
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k1114
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Not having to turn off the pc is hot swapping, that is not the same as pnp nor upnp. PNP is for devices and let's you plug in a device without having to configure anything. UPNP is for devices automatically being detected on a network without having to configure anything.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play
uPNP is required if you want your devices to be able to open ports on your router, otherwise you will need to manually do port forwarding. Manual port fowarding gets annoying if you have more than one machine that need that same port at different times, like when my wife wants to patch World of Wacraft or I want to patch it. It uses BitTorrent and requires forwarded ports.
Without uPNP, I would have to sit through slow patch downloads or manually change which computer has that port forwarded.
In the grand scheme of things, it's a security hole and public IP addresses with a proper firewall settings is best.
Without uPNP, I would have to sit through slow patch downloads or manually change which computer has that port forwarded.
In the grand scheme of things, it's a security hole and public IP addresses with a proper firewall settings is best.
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