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Rejecting versus Dropping Traffic, Reject CIFS

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Setting up End-User Access Available Access Filters 5 NOTE Rejecting versus Dropping Traffic: When incoming traffic matches a reject filter, the NSS drops the traffic and then sends a notice to the initiating system of the denial of service. When incoming traffic matches a drop filter, the NSS drops the traffic but no notice is sent to the initiating system. • Allow All: This is the default filter. It tells the NSS to accept traffic via all supported protocols. • Allow CIFS: Allow CIFS filesharing access. • Allow FTP: Allow FTP and FTPS access. • Allow HTTP: Allow access to the NSS configuration interface through a Web browser. • Allow NFS: Allow NFS access. • Reject CIFS: Do not allow CIFS filesharing access. The NSS informs the system initiating the connection about the denial of service. • Reject FTP: Do not allow FTP or FTPS traffic. The NSS informs the system initiating the connection about the denial of service. • Reject HTTP: Do not allow access to the NSS configuration interface via a Web browser. The NSS informs the system initiating the connection about the denial of service. • Reject NFS: Do not allow NFS filesharing access. The NSS informs the system initiating the connection about the denial of service. • Drop CIFS: Do not allow CIFS filesharing access. The NSS does not inform the system initiating the connection about the denial of service. • Drop FTP: Do not allow FTP or FTPS traffic. The NSS does not inform the system initiating the connection about the denial of service. • Drop HTTP: Do not allow access to the NSS configuration interface via a Web browser. The NSS does not inform the system initiating the connection about the denial of service. • Drop NFS: Do not allow NFS filesharing access. The NSS does not inform the system initiating the connection about the denial of service. Lynksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 98

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Setting up End-User Access
Available Access Filters
Lynksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide
98
5
NOTE
Rejecting versus Dropping Traffic
: When incoming traffic matches a reject filter,
the NSS drops the traffic and then sends a notice to the initiating system of the
denial of service. When incoming traffic matches a drop filter, the NSS drops the
traffic but no notice is sent to the initiating system.
A
llow All
: This is the default filter. It tells the NSS to accept traffic via all
supported protocols.
Allow CIFS
: Allow CIFS filesharing access.
Allow FTP
: Allow FTP and FTPS access.
Allow HTTP
: Allow access to the NSS configuration interface through a
Web browser.
Allow NFS
: Allow NFS access.
Reject CIFS
: Do not allow CIFS filesharing access. The NSS informs the
system initiating the connection about the denial of service.
Reject FTP
: Do not allow FTP or FTPS traffic. The NSS informs the system
initiating the connection about the denial of service.
Reject HTTP
: Do not allow access to the NSS configuration interface via a
Web browser. The NSS informs the system initiating the connection about
the denial of service.
Reject NFS
: Do not allow NFS filesharing access. The NSS informs the
system initiating the connection about the denial of service.
Drop CIFS
: Do not allow CIFS filesharing access. The NSS does not inform
the system initiating the connection about the denial of service.
Drop FTP
: Do not allow FTP or FTPS traffic. The NSS does not inform the
system initiating the connection about the denial of service.
Drop HTTP
: Do not allow access to the NSS configuration interface via a
Web browser. The NSS does not inform the system initiating the connection
about the denial of service.
Drop NFS
: Do not allow NFS filesharing access. The NSS does not inform
the system initiating the connection about the denial of service.