Firewall config for Speedtouch 510

I have the Alcatel Speedtouch 510 ADSL modem/router which I'm very happy
with. My only gripe is the fact that the firewall is not the easiest
thing in the world to configure - I'm using the default config at the
moment. I would like to take this a step further and only allow
protocols/ports that I use to get through the firewall.

To save me some of the potential headaches of configuring it, would some
kind person be prepared to email me (or post) their firewall setup
from the 510 config file? I guess I'm looking to stop access to the 510
itself, and only allowing well known ports through e.g. HTTP/DNS/Mail related
etc. I appreciate that without knowing the exact apps that are in use, that
the config may be too restrictive in some cases and too lenient in others.

Thanks

Pete

email is: peterw at REMOVETHISspider.com

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> I have the Alcatel Speedtouch 510 ADSL modem/router which I'm very happy
> with. My only gripe is the fact that the firewall is not the easiest
> thing in the world to configure - I'm using the default config at the
> moment. I would like to take this a step further and only allow
> protocols/ports that I use to get through the firewall.
>
> To save me some of the potential headaches of configuring it, would some
> kind person be prepared to email me (or post) their firewall setup
> from the 510 config file? I guess I'm looking to stop access to the 510
> itself, and only allowing well known ports through e.g. HTTP/DNS/Mail related
> etc. I appreciate that without knowing the exact apps that are in use, that
> the config may be too restrictive in some cases and too lenient in others.
>

I've looked at this in a different route.

I've not bothered with the firewall at all.

By default, (the factory setting) my 510v4 is apparently totally secure.
No incoming ports are open at all, and it doesn't even respond to a ping.

I've then set up NAT entries so that for certain incoming ports, the
packets are sent to my desktop PC. eg, I've got 2 ports open for web
traffic (on undisclosed ports :-) which are sent to port 80 and another
port on my PC, which Apache 2 listens on.

I've also got open 7777 7778 7787 7788 for me to host Unreal/UT games.

All other ports are still closed, but the ones I want open are open,
without any command line fiddling.

Saying that, I'd be interested to see someone's firewall setup too!

Pete.

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