On yet another new topic, i'm proud to have the first implementation of Mono.Nat available here. Mono.Nat is a C# implementation of the uPnP protocol implementing just the bits needed to forward a port from a uPnP enabled router to your computer. There are plans to implement the PMP protocol aswell, along with any other port forwarding type protocols that get devised in the future. The idea is that regardless of what kind of router you have, you'll be able to map a port with a 3 (or so) lines of code.

It comes with a code example showing you one way in which to use the code. But it is fairly self explanatory. It's as easy as: natDevice.BeginMapPort(12321, TCP); natDevice.EndMapPort();

If anyone has a NAT enabled router, i'd appreciate it if you could load up the TestClient (in the examples directory) and see if it will map and unmap the 4 different ports. If it does, then all is well. If not, then either tell me what the problem is, or try fix it yourself and send me a patch. It's all good :)