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It's worth noting that WebRTC still requires a server of SOME sort -- typically you want a "signaling" server, and you need at least a STUN server to pierce fir
by SomeCallMeTim 11y ago
It's worth noting that WebRTC still requires a server of SOME sort -- typically you want a "signaling" server, and you need at least a STUN server to pierce firewalls, though the latter can be found for free.
And some corporate networks are too restrictive to be pierced by STUN, which means you need a TURN server, which is a relay server.
But yes, 98% of the time, WebRTC can go directly browser to browser. As long as neither browser is Internet Explorer. Sigh.
- billmalarky 11y agoThese guys have an open source plugin that allows IE to join the webRTC party. http://skylink.io/plugin/ http://skylink.io/plugin/ This library they also have makes WebRTC cross browser compatible. https://github.com/Temasys/AdapterJS https://github.com/Temasys/AdapterJS
- cmdrfred 11y agoI never knew about STUN, this solves so many problems I've had. Thanks.
- amelius 11y ago> As long as neither browser is Internet Explorer. Sigh. If all popular torrent sites moved to in-browser downloads over WebRTC, virtually everybody would move away from IE :)