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Section 4 - Troubleshooting
FIREWALL SETTINGS
DoS and Port
A DoS (denial-of-service) attack is characterized by
Scan an explicit attempt by attackers to prevent legitimate
users of a service from using that service.
Protection:
Examples include: attempts to "flood" a network,
thereby preventing
attempts to disrupt connections between two
machines, thereby preventing access to a service,
attempts to prevent a particular individual from
accessing a service, or, attempts to disrupt service
to a specific system or person.
Port scan protection is designed to block attempts
to discover vulnerable ports or services that might
be exploited in an attack from the WAN.
DMZ SETTING
Check the Enable DMZ box and type the IP Address of the
server or device on your LAN in the DMZ IP Address box.
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