Outpost + router question

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  • As you might recognize, this is my Internet traffic shown in outpost firewall.

    http://img56.photobucket.com/albums/v170/Morannon1/ports1_copy.gif

    In the first image I am connected directly to my modem without a router. As you can see I have a mix of outbound and inbound connections. In case you're wondering, they are all Bittorrent connections.

    http://img56.photobucket.com/albums/v170/Morannon1/ports2_copy.gif

    In the second image I'm connected through a router. Forwarded ports are 6881-6889 and 6969. Notice that I only have 1 inbound connection and the rest are outbound. What I'm wondering is if this one inbound connection can in fact be several, but outpost can only recognize them as one, because they are all first filtered through the router firewall?


  • eMule is just another file.sharing proggie, like BT - but not compatible, so the whole network is different.

    Dynamic (maybe passive?) I tried BT once, then I met that setting in the client options. There is that basic port range You mentioned, then there is another port range (that You can define Yourself) where the actual data exchange happens.


  • Well, then those are the ports that You need to open up. Help/FAQ is a good place to dig for those. But I was told that You will need a bunch of dynamic ports as well (You can specify this in BT, and make sure You open those too on the router).
    I use eMule, and there are only three ports to be opened.


  • I think it has nothing to do with Outpost - Your router instead.
    You need to manually open up those ports on the router, otherwise it will filter (eg. block) it.
    Do not use DMZ though - that's a dangerous area to mess with.

    I'm not sure about opening more ports. I have read a few Bittorrent FAQs and they all clearly say that I only need to forward ports 6881-6889 to use Bittorrent at it's full potential.


  • Well, then those are the ports that You need to open up. Help/FAQ is a good place to dig for those. But I was told that You will need a bunch of dynamic ports as well (You can specify this in BT, and make sure You open those too on the router).
    I use eMule, and there are only three ports to be opened.


    Sorry, wasn't clear. In the second image with my router I have forwarded ports 6881-6889, so I should be okay. What raised my eyebrow a bit was that there was only one inbound connection showing.

    What are dynamic ports? What is eMule, a Bittorrent client?

    Thanks


  • The reason only one inbound connection is showing is that the only inbound traffic to your computer is from the router. The router blocks all incoming communication from the internet except for traffic initiated from behind the router (you).
    If you had multiple computers, and were using the TCP/IP protocol, you would also see the traffic from those other boxes.
    Chris


  • I think it has nothing to do with Outpost - Your router instead.
    You need to manually open up those ports on the router, otherwise it will filter (eg. block) it.
    Do not use DMZ though - that's a dangerous area to mess with.







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