Re: [TCLUG:7419] firewall configuration

[Michael Hicks <hick0088@tc.umn.edu>]

> After searching dejanews, here's what I found. It sounds like those
> ports are used by the masquerading, but is handled internally so you
> don't need to open the ports up. If you have your IP Masquerading
> machine behind a firewall, (different than your masquerading machine)
> you will need to open up the 61000-65096 range for it to work.

Hmm..  Am I the only one that thinks that could be a bad thing?  I mean, all
@Home or any other ISP has to do to prevent people from masquerading would be to
block those ports.  Not so good, IMHO..

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