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Re: [PLUG] regulating network traffic
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On Tuesday 23 December 2008 13:47, bergman@merctech.com wrote:
>> In terms of a router user interface, what exactly is meant by "outgoing
>> port". For example, if I run an http application on my machine, it may
>> go into my router at port 1024, go out of the router at port 1030, and
>> head for the destination machine (web server) to port 80. Is the outgoing
>> port (in terms of a router manual or the router's GUI user interface)
>> 1024, 1030, or 80
>
> It doesn't matter...most applications use "random"
> high-numbered (above 1024) ports for outgoing connections. You can
> configure some programs to use fixed outgoing ports (in which case, you'd
> know what they are).
Not sure how you configure your firewall/routes but outgoing port is the
Destination port. Theses are not random. The only port that should be random
is the Source Port.
You should be basing your Firewall/QOS service on the Destination Ports not
the Source Ports.
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Regards
Robert
Linux User #296285
http://counter.li.org
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