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Anti-Probing
If an outside user attempts to probe an unsupported port on your GPON Device, an ICMP response
packet is automatically returned. This allows the outside user to know the GPON Device exists. The
GPON Device supports anti-probing, which prevents the ICMP response packet from being sent.
This keeps outsiders from discovering your GPON Device when unsupported ports are probed.
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) is a message control and error-reporting protocol
between a host server and a gateway to the Internet. ICMP uses Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams,
but the messages are processed by the TCP/IP software and directly apparent to the application
user.
DoS Thresholds
For DoS attacks, the GPON Device uses thresholds to determine when to drop sessions that do not
become fully established. These thresholds apply globally to all sessions. You can use the default
threshold values, or you can change them to values more suitable to your security requirements.
Summary of Contents for PMG5318-B20A
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Page 14: ...Chapter 1 Introduction PMG5318 B20A User s Guide 14 ...
Page 20: ...Chapter 2 The Web Configurator PMG5318 B20A User s Guide 20 ...
Page 44: ...Chapter 5 LAN PMG5318 B20A User s Guide 44 ...
Page 70: ...Chapter 6 Wireless LAN PMG5318 B20A User s Guide 70 ...
Page 80: ...Chapter 8 Quality of Service QoS PMG5318 B20A User s Guide 80 ...
Page 96: ...Chapter 10 Phone Usage PMG5318 B20A User s Guide 96 ...
Page 102: ...Chapter 11 USB Services PMG5318 B20A User s Guide 102 ...
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Page 122: ...Chapter 13 Static Route PMG5318 B20A User s Guide 122 ...
Page 126: ...Chapter 14 Dynamic DNS PMG5318 B20A User s Guide 126 ...
Page 144: ...Chapter 17 Logs PMG5318 B20A User s Guide 144 ...
Page 150: ...Chapter 19 Diagnostic PMG5318 B20A User s Guide 150 ...
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