Comments on Ben Powell: Prevent your computer from becoming a Skype Supern...

@anonymous Although it is quite possible that Skyp...

2010-04-16T10:18:07.171+02:00

@anonymous Although it is quite possible that Skype has changed their technology since I wrote this article several years ago, I still believe that NAT will lessen your chances of becoming a supernode. At the end of the day, the advice given here to universities is still be best advice out there: http://www.skype.com/security/universities/

NAT is not safe with Skype! Even being behind a NA...

2010-04-16T02:50:23.946+02:00

NAT is not safe with Skype! Even being behind a NAT Router does not prevent your Computer from becoming a supernode - The Skype security says so, but it is wrong, definitively - try a network-scanner and you will see.

The best method is a simple SOHO router with NAT. ...

2009-08-03T15:36:09.850+02:00

The best method is a simple SOHO router with NAT. It is safer from a security perspective as well.

Even with "use port 80" unticked, Skype ...

2009-08-03T12:58:33.714+02:00

Even with "use port 80" unticked, Skype would still use my computer as a supernode on occasion.

Hopefully this registry entry will stop it completely now!

An interesting point to note when you use this set...

2008-02-19T13:44:00.000+01:00

An interesting point to note when you use this setting is that you will end up relaying via another Skype host when you receive a call. This may degrade your call quality.