Joe wrote:
> David H. Lipman wrote:
>> "dc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:Xns960EBC204A846jdoehotmailcom@216.196.97.142
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm attempting to configure my BEFSR41 v.3 Linksys router to filter
>>> ports. I have the most recent 1.05.00 firmware installed. If I
>>> attempt to use the Filter Port Range option in the Security menu, I
>>> can only filter ports 1 - 999. Any attempt to filter ports higher
>>> than 999 generates a HTTP 500 internal server error.
>>>
>>> Anyone know if this is this a limitation of this router's firmware,
>>> or is it just my router that is screwed up?
>>
>> There's in no need to. You don't need to block ports that are not
>> open on the LAN side. The most important ports fall inside the range
>> of 1 ~ 1024 , thus 999 is OK. As always, I suggest blocking both TCP
>> and UDP ports 135 ~ 139 and
>> 445 on *any* SOHO Router.
>
> maybe he wants to filter ports because he does not want lan users to
> access them. like say port 119 he wants blocked so no one can use
> nntp. but for higher ports. or he wants to do what the router already
> is doing, not sure.
>
> i have in my home now a linksys WRT54GS borrowed from my uncles and it
> doesn't even let you block ports at all. this is way stupid and
> totally goes to show ya how these linksys routers aren't even close
> to being a true firewall.
Common consumer routers impose only the security that is inherent in
NAT. There isn't any common consumer router that advertises itself as a
firewall or is recognized by users as a firewall, AFIK.
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