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by duskwuff 535 days ago
> If you're opening hundreds of TCP connections its possible you might even DoS the router.

This was sometimes an issue for underpowered home/SOHO routers in the mid-2000s, but most modern routers have enough memory to support decently sized connection-tracking tables.

In any case, both TCP and UDP require connection tracking; there's no inherent advantage to UDP.