D6300 WiFi DSL Modem Router
Destination port number. 5678, which is the browser session that made the initial request.
6.When you finish your browser session, your WiFi modem router eventually detects a period of inactivity in the communications. Your WiFi modem router then removes the session information from its session table, and incoming traffic is no longer accepted on port number 33333.
Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports
In the preceding example, requests are sent to a remote computer by your WiFi modem router from a particular service port number, and replies from the remote computer to your WiFi modem router are directed to that port number. If the remote server sends a reply to a different port number, your WiFi modem router does not recognize it and discards it. However, some application servers (such as FTP and IRC servers) send replies to multiple port numbers. Using the port triggering function of your WiFi modem router, you can tell the WiFi modem router to open additional incoming ports when a particular outgoing port originates a session.
An example is Internet Relay Chat (IRC). Your computer connects to an IRC server at destination port 6667. The IRC server not only responds to your originating source port, but also sends an “identify” message to your computer on port 113. Using port triggering, you can tell the WiFi modem router, “When you initiate a session with destination port 6667, you have to also allow incoming traffic on port 113 to reach the originating computer.” Using steps similar to the preceding example, the following sequence shows the effects of the port triggering rule you have defined:
1.You open an IRC client program to start a chat session on your computer.
2.Your IRC client composes a request message to an IRC server using a destination port number of 6667, the standard port number for an IRC server process. Your computer then sends this request message to your WiFi modem router.
3.Your WiFi modem router creates an entry in its internal session table describing this communication session between your computer and the IRC server. Your WiFi modem router stores the original information, performs Network Address Translation (NAT) on the source address and port, and sends this request message through the Internet to the IRC server.
4.Noting your port triggering rule and having observed the destination port number of 6667, your WiFi modem router creates an additional session entry to send any incoming port 113 traffic to your computer.
5.The IRC server sends a return message to your WiFi modem router using the
6.Upon receiving the incoming message to destination port 33333, your WiFi modem router checks its session table to determine whether there is an active session for port number 33333. Finding an active session, the WiFi modem router restores the original address information replaced by NAT and sends this reply message to your computer.
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