Re: Netgear DSL Router Firewall for AOL users

From: Duane Arnold (notme_at_notme.com)
Date: 08/26/04 

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 23:33:46 GMT

"Don Kelloway" <dkelloway@commodon.com> wrote in
news:lX7Xc.12625$2L3.1340@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net:

> "Duane Arnold" <notme@notme.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns95502B2AFB010notmenotmecom@63.240.76.16...
>>>
>>> 2. In order to allow internal users the ability to connect to AOL
>>> over TCP/IP, you will want to ensure that the TCP ports 5190-5194
>>> are allowed 'outbound' through the Netgear, not inbound.

All NETGEAR router ports are closed by default to incoming traffic. (No
port is closed to outgoing traffic.)

The above was in the link below. So why would one have to ensure outbound
on the router?

>>
>> http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/n100495.asp
>>
>> Duane :)
>
> That article only applies if an internal system is the recipient of a
> connection that originates from the Internet.

> In other words if you
> are hosting a webserver, FTP server, mail server, gaming server, etc.
>

I understand that as I have opened a port or two on the router and
BlackIce for Web services to the public Internet, in addition to opening
inbound ports for RDS over the Internet. I have also open inbound ports
on the Watchguard too.

> It does not apply to the situation of allowing internal users the
> ability to establish outbound connections to AOL.

The link seems to be indicating inbound ports on the router which AOL
ports 5190-5193 are being explained need to be open/port forwarded on the
Netgear router.

Maybe, the link is a misprint or the Netgear is a ??????

Duane :)
 

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