Hole punch

[Deepp0925]

Sometimes one computer does not connect to the other computer on the same network.

Any help is appreciated

[okdistribute]

See https://github.com/hyperswarm, which is now replacing the use of discovery-swarm.

@mafintosh do we want to add a deprecation notice on the README?

[Deepp0925]

I tested that one as well and it just does not want to connect on an open network. Btw I am trying to connect a windows 10 to Mac OS Catalina

[mafintosh]

@Deepp0925 holepunching doesn’t work on all routers. If you are using hyperswarm, what does swarm.holepunchable() return after running for a bit?

Deprecation notice makes sense

[Deepp0925]

@mafintosh I am running the example, here is a snippet
swarm.join( key, { announce: true, lookup: true, }, function () { console.log(swarm.holepunchable()); console.log("fully joined..."); } );

and the log prints true