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DynIP and NAT info updated

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Thomas Sjögren 20 years ago
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@@ -133,12 +133,14 @@ notice this quickly and stop advertising the server. Just try to make
 sure it's not too often, since connections using the server when it
 sure it's not too often, since connections using the server when it
 disconnects will break.</li>
 disconnects will break.</li>
 <li>We can handle servers with dynamic IPs just fine, as long as the
 <li>We can handle servers with dynamic IPs just fine, as long as the
-server itself knows its IP. If your server is behind a NAT and it doesn't
-know its public IP (e.g. it has an IP of 192.168.x.y), then we can't use it
-as a server yet. (If you want to port forward and set your Address
-config option to use dyndns DNS voodoo to get around this, feel free. If
-you write a howto, <a href="mailto:tor-volunteer@freehaven.net">even
-better</a>.)</li>
+server itself knows its IP. Have a look at this
+<a href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#DynamicIP">
+entry in the FAQ</a>.</li>
+<li>If your server is behind a NAT and it doesn't
+know its public IP (e.g. it has an IP of 192.168.x.y), you need to set
+up port forwarding.  Forwarding TCP connections is system dependent but 
+<a href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#ServerForFirewalledClients">
+this entry</a> offers some examples on how to do this.</li>
 <li>Your server will passively estimate and advertise its recent
 <li>Your server will passively estimate and advertise its recent
 bandwidth capacity.
 bandwidth capacity.
 Clients choose paths weighted by this capacity, so high-bandwidth
 Clients choose paths weighted by this capacity, so high-bandwidth