Re: FTP Client support with default block all

This is a discussion on Re: FTP Client support with default block all within the IPFilter forums, part of the System Security and Security Related category; Darren Reed wrote: > If you use the IPFilter proxy for all of your FTP traffic, you should > not ...


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Old 12-15-2004
Jefferson Ogata
 
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Default Re: FTP Client support with default block all

Darren Reed wrote:
> If you use the IPFilter proxy for all of your FTP traffic, you should
> not have this problem as it will open all of the correct ports for you,
> without requiring expansive rules.


Bear in mind that some file sharing programs emulate FTP protocol. If
you pass FTP with a "proxy" (really the wrong word--SOCKS is a proxy; IP
Filter is protocol-aware), you'll pass those programs.

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