D-Link DI-804HV Router Firewall SPI Function

From: Charles (cmelias_at_woh.rr.com)
Date: 12/28/03 

Date: 28 Dec 2003 14:13:57 -0800

All,

I purchased a D-Link DI-804HV router in order to increase the security
of my home computer. One of the features that I hoped would help is
stateful packet inspection. However, when I did a security scan on
the Sygate Online Services website it found the "service" SOURCE PORT
(port number 57387) CLOSED--not BLOCKED, and the site gave this
additional information: "This is the port you are using to communicate
to our Web Server. A firewall that uses Stateful Packet Inspection
will show a 'BLOCKED' result for this port".

I contacted D-Link tech support, but the person I talked with seemed
to be confused when I told her about the problem. They are supposed
to have someone else call me--I am not holding my breath. My question
is: Why doesn't the port in question show "BLOCKED"? I have the SPI
function enabled. Is this a router hardware problem or do I
misunderstand the proper function of SPI?

Charles

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