Re: LinkSys BEFSX41Filter in conjunction with Port Forwarding

From: Duane Arnold (notme_at_notme.com)
Date: 02/19/04


Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 03:11:52 GMT

ken_g_man@direcway.com (KenG) wrote in news:a1502f80.0402181832.5acd5b77
@posting.google.com:

> I am trying to setup a BEFSX41 FW/Router to Allowing incoming traffic
> to specific ports (80, 5631 and 5632)for a couple Static I/P
> addresses, and blocking for ALL others outside.
>
> I am using NAT'ing so everything behind the LinkSys is a private I/P
> (192.168.0.1 type I/P's)
>
> To pass traffic I have to also use Port Forwarding.
> Http - Incoming port 80 - 80 - TCP - IP 192.168.0.1 Enable
>
> When I enable Port Forwarding everyone outside can see that port.
> How to block everyone from accessing but allowing me to access with my
> static I/P from outside?
>

There is no filtering of forwarded ports on a Linksys router, at least not
on the Linksys router I am using. You need to be doing some filtering of
the forwarded ports, then you'll need a host based filtering application on
the machine to do it.

Duane :)



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