Filter Exceptions For The Port 2000 Listener

(Last modified: 22Sep2003)

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fact

Novell BorderManager 3.5

Novell BorderManager 3.6

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AT THE SERVER CONSOLE DO THE FOLLOWING:
Load FILTCFG
Select "Configure TCP/IP Filters"
Select "Packet Forwarding Filters"
Select "Exceptions"
Press the "insert" key
Please follow the information below carefully to populate the fields with the proper information:

1) Source Interface Type: Interface (Leave this at its default of "Interface")
Source Interface: <your public interface name>
Destination Interface Type: Interface (Leave this at its default of "Interface")
Destination Interface: <your public interface name>
Packet Information: Packet Type: (press "enter" where is says "any")

(Now press "insert", which puts you in "Define TCP/IP Packet Type" area then do the following)
    Name: Dynamic 2001 (This is just a name we are giving this "Packet Type".)
    Protocol: TCP (Press "insert" to get the option list and then select TCP.)
    Source Port(s): All
    Destination Port(s): 2001-65535 (These are the destination ports that the workstation is contacting.)
    Comment: (You can put any comment in here that you want.)

(After putting in the above information, press "ESC" or "Escape" and it will save this Packet Type definition.)
(Now select the Packet Type that you just created and press "enter", this will add it to the Exception)

'The following is how it should now look'

Packet Information:
         Packet Type: Dynamic 2001 Protocol: TCP
         Destination Port(s): 2001-65535
         Source Port(s): All
         Source Address Type: Any Address
         Destination Address Type: Any Address

(Press "escape" and select "yes" to save it)

2) Source Interface Type: Interface (Leave this at its default of "Interface")
Source Interface: <your public interface name>
Destination Interface Type: Interface (Leave this at its default of "Interface")
Destination Interface: <your public interface name>
Packet Information: Packet Type: (press "enter" where is says "any")

(Now press "insert", which puts you in "Define TCP/IP Packet Type" area then do the following)
    Name: Dynamic 2000 (This is just a name we are giving this "Packet Type".)
    Protocol: TCP (Press "insert" to get the option list and then select TCP.)
    Source Port(s): All
    Destination Port(s): 1024-1999 (These are the destination ports that the workstation is contacting.)
    Comment: (You can put any comment in here that you want.)

(After putting in the above information, press "ESC" or "Escape" and it will save this Packet Type definition.)
(Now select the Packet Type that you just created and press "enter", this will add it to the Exception)

'The following is how it should now look'

Packet Information:
         Packet Type: Dynamic 2000 Protocol: TCP
         Destination Port(s): 1024-1999
         Source Port(s): All
         Source Address Type: Any Address
         Destination Address Type: Any Address
(Press "escape" and select "yes" to save it)

document

Document Title:	Filter Exceptions For The Port 2000 Listener
Document ID:	10050437
Solution ID:	NOVL1242
Creation Date:	17Mar2000
Modified Date:	22Sep2003
Novell Product Class:	NetWare Novell BorderManager Services

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