4.Click on the radio button to select the protection level you want. Click Submit.
Changing the BreakWater setting does not require a restart to take effect. This makes it easy to change the setting “on the fly,” as your needs change.
TIPS for making your BreakWater Basic Firewall Selection
Application | Select this Level | Other Considerations |
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Typical Internet usage | SilentRunning |
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(browsing, |
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ClearSailing | Set Pinholes; once defined, pinholes will be | |
gaming |
| active whenever ClearSailing is set. |
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| Restore SilentRunning when finished. |
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Going on vacation | LANdLocked | Protects your connection while your away. |
Finished online use for | LANdLocked | This protects you instead of disconnecting your |
the day |
| Gateway connection. |
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Chatting online or using | ClearSailing | Set Pinholes; once defined, pinholes will be |
instant messaging |
| active whenever ClearSailing is set. |
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| Restore SilentRunning when finished. |
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Basic Firewall Background
As a device on the Internet, a Motorola Netopia® Gateway requires an IP address in order to send or receive traffic.
The IP traffic sent or received have an associated application port which is dependent on the nature of the connection request. In the IP protocol standard the following session types are common applications:
• | ICMP | • | HTTP | • | FTP |
• | SNMP | • | telnet | • | DHCP |
By receiving a response to a scan from a port or series of ports (which is the expected behavior according to the IP standard), hackers can identify an existing device and gain a potential opening for access to an
