PORT FORWARDING

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not sure you quite got what was significant about those examples. The point is there were 3 devices, running three different applications, all using the same port space (2 always wireless, my laptop iw wireless, buit PC is wired)---and there was no need for port forwarding or UPnP to be used. And it wasn't freaking out my cheap $30 Netgear router from Wal-Mart (WGR614, v9) that I got about 2 years ago when my 3 year old Ativa (Belkin) started stalling on me.

In fact, you actually reinforced a point I made earlier. If your client is managing your session properly, there is no need for port forwarding. The exception being for security reasons or some sort of quality control, but generally with today's routers it shouldn't be needed if your software behaves properly. In the case of both XI and XIV, it seems to work without needing you to set up port controls--unless your security (or ISP's) is causing a problem, in which case you would need to punch a hole through.