EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with
The Applications & Gaming Tab - UPnP Forwarding
The UPnP Forwarding screen displays preset application settings as well as options to customize port services for other applications.
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Application. Ten applications are preset. For custom applications, enter the name of your application in one of the available fields.
The preset applications are among the most widely used Internet applications. They include the following:
FTP (File Transfer Protocol). A protocol used to transfer files over a TCP/IP network (Internet, UNIX, etc.). For example, after developing the HTML pages for a website on a local machine, they are typically uploaded to the web server using FTP.
Telnet. A terminal emulation protocol commonly used on Internet and
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). The standard
DNS (Domain Name System). The way that Internet domain names are located and translated into IP addresses. A domain name is a meaningful and
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol). A version of the TCP/IP FTP protocol that has no directory or password capability.
Finger. A UNIX command widely used on the Internet to find out information about a particular user, such as a telephone number, whether the user is currently logged on, and the last time the user was logged on. The person being “fingered” must have placed his or her profile on the system in order for the information to be available. Fingering requires entering the full user@domain address.
HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol). The communications protocol used to connect to servers on the World Wide Web. Its primary function is to establish a connection with a web server and transmit HTML pages to the client web browser.
POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3). A standard mail server commonly used on the Internet. It provides a message store that holds incoming
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The Applications & Gaming Tab - UPnP Forwarding
