A chat with Linksys tech support

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Me: Can I block outgoing ports? For example I want to block all ports except
80, 443, and 21.

SG: Welcome to Linksys Live Tech Support.

SG: basically all the ports on the router are still blocked by default, you
may just open them if necessary,so you may not needto manuallly block these
ports then sir

Me: sounds like you're talking incoming. I'm talking outgoing, like I don't
want people Running kazaa or AIM clients on the inside of my network.

SG: you are also protected by the firwall of the router,so you dont have to
block those ports anyway

Me: Huh? The outgoing ports are wide open. A guy could have a trojan sending
all his files out the router because, outgoing, the ports are wide open.

SG: you may check these settings too.. BLOCK ANONYMOUS REQUESTS- it should
be enabled to further proteect your network

Me: Good Grief. would say you are a robot but would they make one which
couldn't spell?

-CLOSE WINDOW-

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On Wed, 5 May 2004 15:25:38 -0700, "admin too"
<nguser2u@no.spam.AOL.com> wrote:

>Me: Can I block outgoing ports? For example I want to block all ports except
>80, 443, and 21.
>
>SG: Welcome to Linksys Live Tech Support.
>
>SG: basically all the ports on the router are still blocked by default, you
>may just open them if necessary,so you may not needto manuallly block these
>ports then sir
>
>Me: sounds like you're talking incoming. I'm talking outgoing, like I don't
>want people Running kazaa or AIM clients on the inside of my network.
>
>SG: you are also protected by the firwall of the router,so you dont have to
>block those ports anyway
>
>Me: Huh? The outgoing ports are wide open. A guy could have a trojan sending
>all his files out the router because, outgoing, the ports are wide open.
>
>SG: you may check these settings too.. BLOCK ANONYMOUS REQUESTS- it should
>be enabled to further proteect your network
>
>Me: Good Grief. would say you are a robot but would they make one which
>couldn't spell?
>
>-CLOSE WINDOW-

If you figure that out, I'd be interested in your follow-up post.

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On Wed, 5 May 2004 15:25:38 -0700, "admin too" <nguser2u@no.spam.AOL.com>
wrote:

>Me: Can I block outgoing ports? For example I want to block all ports except
>80, 443, and 21.

It's in the manual. Setup - Filters - Filtered Private Port Range


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"Michael Sherman" <please@ask.com> wrote in message
news:simk90hba7jfgc13i5gitlp3ds8cbqm982@4ax.com...
> There is a setting, I beleive under the security tab, to filter ports.
> You should be able to just put ranges in there omitting 80,443 and 21.
> or just filter out 1025 and up.

They must have removed it. Later this week I'm going to check one of the
older models.

>
> On Thu, 06 May 2004 03:07:02 GMT, traxless <eliebgott@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 5 May 2004 15:25:38 -0700, "admin too"
> ><nguser2u@no.spam.AOL.com> wrote:
> >
> >>Me: Can I block outgoing ports? For example I want to block all ports
except
> >>80, 443, and 21.
> >>
> >>SG: Welcome to Linksys Live Tech Support.
> >>
> >>SG: basically all the ports on the router are still blocked by default,
you
> >>may just open them if necessary,so you may not needto manuallly block
these
> >>ports then sir
> >>
> >>Me: sounds like you're talking incoming. I'm talking outgoing, like I
don't
> >>want people Running kazaa or AIM clients on the inside of my network.
> >>
> >>SG: you are also protected by the firwall of the router,so you dont have
to
> >>block those ports anyway
> >>
> >>Me: Huh? The outgoing ports are wide open. A guy could have a trojan
sending
> >>all his files out the router because, outgoing, the ports are wide open.
> >>
> >>SG: you may check these settings too.. BLOCK ANONYMOUS REQUESTS- it
should
> >>be enabled to further proteect your network
> >>
> >>Me: Good Grief. would say you are a robot but would they make one which
> >>couldn't spell?
> >>
> >>-CLOSE WINDOW-
> >
> >If you figure that out, I'd be interested in your follow-up post.
>