Rick, Sorry your correct it does care about tcp or udp but like we both said once it's open it doesn't matter if it's a webserver using that port or a IM server... once it's open it's open.
Greg -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Leske Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 12:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IpswitchIM_Forum] Other ports A firewall does care what type of data is being sent through ports. ie: udp/tcp An open port is just that.. 'open' I too agree that the IM Server should not be fixed to use a specific port. It should allow the admin to setup multiple ports if needed. They should also allow for the client software to connect via proxy. ~Rick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Greg Foulks Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 11:16 AM - FamHost To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IpswitchIM_Forum] Other ports Am I missing something? A firewall does not care what data is being sent through a port correct. An open port is an port regardless where or how it's being used. You obviously couldn't use the same ports on one machine say a webserver that is using 8080... IM couldn't use 8080 on the same machine put if you have two different machines they both could use port 8080 for different roles (one machine could us 8080 for web and the other machine could use 8080 for IM) I'm just saying that it would be nice if we could control what port we use on our individual setups. Instead of being forced to use 5177 and 5178 Greg -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of William Lefkovics Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 12:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IpswitchIM_Forum] Other ports Why would a firewall allow those ports if they were not already in use? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Foulks Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 8:38 AM To: IpswitchIM_Forum (E-mail) Any word on if IM will be able to run a different ports in the future? Being able to run on ports like 8080 or 8383 will make it easier for those to connect that can not change firewall settings to allow 5177 to pass through. Many firewalls already have 8080 or 8383 open. Or this would allow the client to adjust the settings as needed per installation. Greg ___________________________________________________________________ Virus Scanned and Filtered by http://www.FamHost.com E-Mail System. To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/ipswitchim_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/Instant_Messenger/index.asp To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/ipswitchim_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/Instant_Messenger/index.asp
