[tor-talk] Tor 0.2.3.1-alpha is out!

[Nick Mathewson]

On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Jim <jimmymac at copper.net> wrote:
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> Nick Mathewson wrote:
>> Changes in version 0.2.3.1-alpha - 2011-05-05
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>>   Tor 0.2.3.1-alpha adds some new experimental features, including ...
>>   automatic home router configuration.
>
> Are you saying the Tor software itself (as opposed to Vidalia or some
> such) attempts to configure routers it discovers?  W/o prompting?

It's not on by default.  It's not currently even built by default.  Scroll down:

   - Tor now has initial support for automatic port mapping on the many
     home routers that support NAT-PMP or UPnP. (Not yet supported on
     Windows). To build the support code, you'll need to have libnatpnp
     library and/or the libminiupnpc library, and you'll need to enable the
     feature specifically by passing "--enable-upnp" and/or
     "--enable-natpnp" to configure. To turn it on, use the new
     PortForwarding option.

hth,
-- 
Nick