Re: Gaming Consoles and IPv4

[Matt Hoppes <mattlists () rivervalleyinternet net>]

I understand that. But there’s a host of reasons why that night not work - two devices trying to use UPNP behind the 
same PAT device, an apartment complex or hotel WiFi system, etc. 

> On Sep 27, 2020, at 2:17 PM, Darin Steffl <darin.steffl () mnwifi com> wrote:
>
> 
> This isn't rocket science.
>
> Give each customer their own ipv4 IP address and turn on upnp, then they will have open NAT to play their game and 
> host. 
>
> > On Sun, Sep 27, 2020, 12:50 PM Matt Hoppes <mattlists () rivervalleyinternet net> wrote:
> > I know the solution is always “IPv6”, but I’m curious if anyone here knows why gaming consoles are so stupid when it 
> > comes to IPv4?  
> >
> > We have VoIP and video systems that work fine through multiple layers of PAT and NAT. Why do we still have gaming 
> > consoles, in 2020, that can’t find their way through a PAT system with STUN or other methods?
> >
> > It seems like this should be a simple solution, why are we still opening ports or having systems that don’t work?