NETGEAR FVS318N manual IPv6 Attack Checks, 169, Setting Description Jumbo Frames

ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N

Table 35. Attack Checks screen settings for IPv4 (continued)

Setting Description

Jumbo Frames

Enable Jumbo Frame

Jumbo frames allow multiple smaller packets to be combined into a single larger packet, reducing network overhead and increasing data transfer performance. Jumbo frames are supported on ports 1, 2, 3, and 4 only.

Select the Jumbo Frame check box to enable jumbo frames. By default, jumbo frames are disabled.

Note: Jumbo frames are not supported on Fast Ethernet interfaces.

3.Click Apply to save your settings.

IPv6 Attack Checks

To enable IPv6 attack checks for your network environment:

1.Select Security > Firewall > Attack Checks.

2.In the upper right of the screen, select the IPv6 radio button. The Attack Checks screen displays the IPv6 settings:

Figure 89.

3.Configure the following settings:

•Respond to Ping on Internet Ports. Select the Respond to Ping on Internet Ports check box to enable the wireless VPN firewall to respond to a ping from the Internet to its IPv6 address. A ping can be used as a diagnostic tool. Keep this check box cleared unless you have a specific reason to enable the wireless VPN firewall to respond to a ping from the Internet.

•IPsec. Select the IPsec check box to enable IPSec VPN traffic that is initiated from the LAN to reach the WAN, irrespective of the default firewall outbound policy and custom firewall rules.

4.Click Apply to save your settings.

Firewall Protection

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