[OpenSIPS-Users] Nathelper vs Nat_traversal

[Robert Dyck]

I thought perhaps nat_traversal had been abandoned. In nathelper the flags were 
changed to strings but not so in nat_traversal.

On Sunday, September 22, 2024 11:46:47 P.M. PDT Bogdan-Andrei Iancu wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Yes, the idea was to have them merged. The underlying concept in
> nat_traversal is more robust and complex, but it does not cover all the
> functionalities as provided by nathelper.
> 
> The big advantage of nat_traversal is that it is able to keep track of
> non-registering sessions (for NAT pining), like for calls or presence
> subscriptions. If you have a 100% registrations driven platform, it will
> not make too much of a difference for you.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Bogdan-Andrei Iancu
> 
> OpenSIPS Founder and Developer
>    https://www.opensips-solutions.com
>    https://www.siphub.com
> 
> On 18.09.2024 20:24, Robert Dyck wrote:
> > I am reaching out to users and developers.
> > 
> > I read that nat_traversal was supposed to replace nathelper. It appears
> > that they have co-existed for many versions now. Nat_traversal is
> > supposed to overcome NAT issues in a multi proxy environment.
> > 
> > Looking at the functions provided by the two modules it doesn't look like
> > nathelper's functionality has been completely replicated in nat_traversal.
> > 
> > Is anyone using nat_traversal, possibly with also nathelper?
> > 
> > 
> > 
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