Just block the control port from being accessible from the external network. It's really not that bad. Especially if you use a decent implementation like miniupnpd.<span></span><br><br>On Sunday, February 28, 2016, DJ-Pfulio <<a href="mailto:djpfulio@jdpfu.com">djpfulio@jdpfu.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On 02/28/2016 01:02 AM, James Sumners wrote:<br>
> I don't know why it would need to be wide open to the Internet. It should be<br>
> able to request port forwards on demand through UPnP.<br>
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UPnP should be disabled on any network where there is any concern about security.<br>
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