You are completely correct...adding reference to NAT, DHCP, DNS, etc to my explanation seemed more than what they needed to know. So I gave a basic run-down of what they were dealing with. So relating it to the word "router" was not entirely correct. But in the long run they either found out what to do or fell off the end of the internet as they haven't responded back. :P
Rayne -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hexis Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 11:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [hlds] HLTV "-Port" Bug (really Odd and Need Help !) On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 07:34:19PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Routers are, by default, a one-way ticket out of the LAN. An outgoing > connection like your HLTV broadcast is given a port like 1337. The router > then converts that port into a random one upon creation of the tunnel. So so wrong. A NAT (Network Address Translation) process on a Router or Firewall, or "Security Appliance" or whatever is a one way ticket out of the private IP space, without inbound port or address forwarding setup. A router is simply a device to connect different networks at layer 3. If you are not running NAT or any access lists a router itself will not do anything to limit packets going across it. Most home/broadband "routers" come with NAT enabled by default. -- Hexis www.hxxl.com _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
