[ale] [OT]How does Android pull off url "spoofing"?

[ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com (Jim Lynch)]

On 08/17/2013 01:11 PM, Sean McNealy wrote:
> Application layer redirect I'd guess. That would mean when you're 
> thinking, "My network doesn't work like this," you're right. You 
> probably do connect to airdroid.com <http://airdroid.com> and get an 
> HTTP 302 to the phone's IP. The phone app could have already sent the 
> local address to their service.
>
> Now how would it associate your connection to your phone's address? 
> I'm surprised there's no token on that URL, but you are behind the 
> same NAT device, so there's enough information to know which phone 
> you're connecting to.
OK, I understand.  I wasn't aware of that "feature".  Or at least didn't 
realize it worked that way.  I'm impressed.

Thanks,
Jim.