Belkin F5D6231-4 User Manual - Page 29
Blocking an ICMP Ping, Enabling the Demilitarized Zone DMZ
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USING THE WEB-BASED ADVANCED USER INTERFACE Enabling the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) The DMZ feature allows you to specify one computer on your network to be placed outside of the firewall. This may be necessary if the firewall is causing problems with an application such as a game or video conferencing application. Use this feature on a temporary basis. The computer in the DMZ is NOT protected from hacker attacks. USING THE WEB-BASED ADVANCED USER INTERFACE Blocking an ICMP Ping Computer hackers use what is known as "pinging" to find potential victims on the Internet. By pinging a specific IP address and receiving a response from the IP address, a hacker can determine that something of interest might be there. The Router can be set up so it will not respond to an ICMP ping from the outside. This heightens the level of security of your Router. (1) To put a computer in the DMZ, enter the last digits of its IP address in the IP field and select "Enable". Click "Apply Changes" for the change to take effect. If you are using multiple static WAN IP addresses, it is possible to select which WAN IP address the DMZ host will be directed to. Type in the WAN IP address you wish the DMZ host to direct to, enter the last two digits of the IP address of the DMZ host computer, select "Enable" and click "Apply Changes". To turn off the ping response, select "Block ICMP Ping" (1) and click "Apply Changes". The Router will not respond to an ICMP ping. 54 55