Re: [SLUG] Router Firewalls

From: Eben King (eben1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Mon Apr 24 2006 - 01:13:39 EDT


On Mon, 24 Apr 2006, Bob Stia wrote:

> Hello Sluggers,
>
> When I switched from dial-up to verizon dsl about a month ago I bought a
> D-Link DI-604 router for the ethernet capability of my computers and as a
> firewall.
>
> Question is; How can I tell/test to see what this built in firewall is doing
> (allowing -denying etc.) ?

Have it block a noncritical address/port/whatever that you can generate.
Assume that if-and-only-if it works for that, it works for the others.

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