Netgear FVS318G FVS318G User Manual - Page 135

ProSafe Gigabit 8 Port VPN Firewall FVS318G Reference Manual Source MAC Filtering If you want to reduce outgoing traffic by preventing Internet access by certain PCs on the LAN, you can use the source MAC filtering feature to drop the traffic received from the PCs with the specified MAC addresses. By default, this feature is disabled; all traffic received from PCs with any MAC address is allowed. See "Configuring Source MAC Filtering" on page 4-24 for the procedure on how to use this feature. Features That Increase Traffic Features that tend to increase WAN-side loading are as follows: • Port forwarding • Port triggering • Exposed hosts • VPN tunnels Port Forwarding The firewall always blocks DoS (Denial of Service) attacks. A DoS attack does not attempt to steal data or damage your PCs, but overloads your Internet connection so you can not use it (i.e., the service is unavailable). You can also create additional firewall rules that are customized to block or allow specific traffic. Warning: This feature is for Advanced Administrators only! Incorrect configuration will cause serious problems. You can control specific inbound traffic (from WAN to LAN). Inbound Services lists all existing rules for inbound traffic. If you have not defined any rules, only the default rule will be listed. The default rule blocks all inbound traffic. Each rule lets you specify the desired action for the connections covered by the rule: • BLOCK always • BLOCK by schedule, otherwise Allow • ALLOW always • ALLOW by schedule, otherwise Block You can also enable a check on special rules: Router and Network Management 7-5 1.1 November, 2009