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Inbound Rule Example: Exposed Host, <IP_address>
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Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall 25 with 4 Gigabit LAN and Dual WAN Ports To test the connection from a PC on the Internet, type http://, where is the public IP address you have mapped to your web server. You should see the home page of your web server. Inbound Rule Example: Exposed Host Specifying an exposed host allows you to set up a computer or server that is available to anyone on the Internet for services that you haven't defined. To expose one of the PCs on your LAN as this host, do the following (see Figure 6-7): 1. Create an inbound rule that allows all protocols. 2. Place the rule below all other inbound rules. Note: For security, NETGEAR strongly recommends that you avoid creating an exposed host. When a computer is designated as the exposed host, it loses much of the protection of the firewall and is exposed to many exploits from the Internet. If compromised, the computer can be used to attack your network. 1. Select All protocols and ALLOW Always (or Allow by Schedule) 2. Place rule below all other inbound rules Figure 6-7: Rule example: exposed host Firewall Protection and Content Filtering 202-10085-01, March 2005 6-11