Windows client not honorring the Port directive?

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Hans Voss a écrit :
> Hi all,
> 
> I have trouble making a tinc daemon on a Windows XP machine behave properly.
> In order to let the connection go through the (NAT) firewall I need to
> be able to pinpoint the exact portnumber used, so I can make the
> proper rewriting rules.
> 
> However when I don't specify any Port number the firewall receives
> connection attempt for the other tinc machine on the internet from a
> "random" high port number (1025 and up, increasing with each attempt).
> 
> If I *do* specify a Port directive in the Host configuration then the
> daemon is still using the "random" high portnumbers.
> 
> And of course, because the other tinc daemon (on the internet) is
> expecting either port 655 or the one I have specified in the
> configuration, the connection is dropped.
> 
> Does any one have any clues as to what could be wrong here? (This
> being Windows, I have already rebooted, several times ;-) )
> 
> My following step would be a reinstall of the Windows machine and try
> again (not impossible, but a pretty useless solution when talking
> about 100+ Windows PC's).
> 

The tinc port is the destination port. The source port is randomly generate.

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