Re: [rtcweb] ICE does not work if both peers are behind symmetric NAT
"Alfred E. Heggestad" <aeh@db.org> Sat, 24 September 2011 21:10 UTC
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Subject: Re: [rtcweb] ICE does not work if both peers are behind symmetric NAT
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On 9/24/11 10:33 PM, Iñaki Baz Castillo wrote: > Hi, I expect this topic has already been addressed in this maillist. > But it not, I would like to comment that ICE does not work when both > peers are behind symmetric NAT (very common in home routers). > > In that case, the only solution is to use TURN by adding it the last > candidate in the ICE SDP, but TURN requires authentication and, of > course, a TURN server. > > Has been this topic discussed? If the website supposed to provide the > WebRTC client with information about which TURN server to use and > username:password for using it? > "ICE does not work" is not correct. ICE will still "work" even if both peers are behind NAT. the media will simply be relayed via a TURN server, and not flow directly between peers. the TURN server credentials should be provisioned by the service provider /alfred
- [rtcweb] ICE does not work if both peers are behi… Iñaki Baz Castillo
- Re: [rtcweb] ICE does not work if both peers are … Alfred E. Heggestad
- Re: [rtcweb] ICE does not work if both peers are … Iñaki Baz Castillo
- Re: [rtcweb] ICE does not work if both peers are … Harald Alvestrand
- Re: [rtcweb] ICE does not work if both peers are … Roman Shpount
- Re: [rtcweb] ICE does not work if both peers are … Cameron Byrne
- Re: [rtcweb] ICE does not work if both peers are … Roman Shpount