19.2 Network connections overview
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•connections from other hosts to services provided by the host with WinRoute
•connections performed by clients within the Internet that are mapped to services run-
ning in LAN
WinRoute administrators are allowed to close any of the active connections.
Note:
1. Connections among local clients will not be detected nor displayed by WinRoute.
2. UDP protocol is also called connectionless protocol. This protocol does not perform
any connection. The communication is performed through individual messages (so-called
datagrams). Periodic data exchange is monitored in this case.
Figure19.7 Overviewof all connections established via WinRoute
One connection is represented by each line of the Connections window. These are network
connections, not user connections (each client program can occupy more than one connection
at a given moment).
The columns contain the following information:
Traffic rule
Name of the WinRoute traffic rule (see chapter 7) by which the connection was allowed.
Service
Name of transmitted service (if such service is defined in WinRoute — see chapter 14.3).
If the service is not defined in WinRoute, the corresponding port number and protocol
will be displayed instead (e.g. 5004/UDP).