Mel Seder wrote:
D-Link DI-701 I have three open ports that I added using the vserv command of my router's software.
I can use all the other main ports ie 80, 25 and various IM programs and I never had to go in and add these ports to the open list.
The show command doesn't show ports 80 or 25 as being open. How do some programs have the ability to use these ports without them being in the allowed list and others such as ftp (20 & 21) need to be added with the vserv command?
===== MelSeder@yahoo.com
The router is only redirecting server ports. You are using port 80, 25, etc as a client not a server so there is no need to tell the router anything. It allows all connections to the outside and only block initial connections coming in.
-- Bill ____________________________________________________________
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