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Whenever I go to my router's configuration > NAT > Virtual Servers, I see many entries titled "Skype UDP at 10.0.0.X:< port> (< port>)". I believe that these are being made by the Skype client on different hosts, to allow some sort of functionality. How does Skype manage to get access to port-forwarding? Is there any way to disable this?

I have the Zyxel VMG1312-B30B router

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How does Skype manage to get access to port-forwarding?

Is there any way to disable this?

One of the ways Skype gets arounhd firewalls is by using Universal Plug and Play.

You can disable UPnP in your router to prevent this.

See the links below for more information.

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DavidPostill
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