Re: WinRoute Lite and KPF rule help.

From: phoenix (phoenix@fakeaddress.uk.com)
Date: 03/01/02 

From: phoenix <phoenix@fakeaddress.uk.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2002 14:48:10 GMT

In article <Xns91C45D73E6656noemail@207.217.77.21>, no-email@noemail.org
says...
> I am using winroute lite to share an internet connection. I probably
> should have gone with the pro version (built-in firewall), but it's only a
> home network and I didn't need all the other features.
>
> I am running Kerio Personal Firewall. My gateway computer is secure (both
> incoming and outgoing traffic), but my other LAN computers are only secure
> against incoming traffic... if they picked up a trojan I can't stop them
> from transmitting data.
>
> Reason for this is that I have WinRoute running DNS (port 53) (to share
> internet connection). Even if I only allow UDP (in and out on my gateway
> computer) on port 53 with WinRoute app only, other computers on my LAN can
> still transmit anything on any port (I guess this is because of NAT).
>
> Can anyone offer some rule advice? (blocking unallowed TCP/UDP programs
> and ports on LAN computers which connect to winroute lite).
>
> Thanks
>
Hi

The best advice would be to install TPF on each of the machines - I
don't believe you will stop any trojan with TPF on one PC. They are
meant to be a personal firewall i.e. each PC needs it.

Regards

Bill

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