bpa wrote: 
> These are port number of the "caller" or client and will always be
> different - each time each connection will be different. This is how TCP
> works.
> 
> Firewalls are setup to stop calls TO a port number not FROM a port
> number.

Right, so are you saying that a rule like:

RULE   TYPE                   SOURCE         PORT  ; DESTINATION    
PORT
PASS   TCP/UDP             192.168.X.XX    ALL     ; 192.168.Y.YY     
9000, 3483

Basically, any port from the client can contact the destination port on
LMS. But doesn't this expose the server if someone maliciously hack my
piCorePlayer client and attempt to run other programs? Surely by
resticting the source port you tie it down more? I guess if the source
port is changing all the time, then you could use an interval for the
source port (if its running on intervals I guess ...)? BUt maybe the
whole point is to ensure that the clients are secure too by changing
default passwords, etc.


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