WatchGuard Technologies SOHO 6.1 manual Configuring your Socks application

Firewall Options

•SOHO 6 supports SOCKS version 5 only.

•It is a limited version of SOCKS and does not support authentication.

NOTE

Configure the particular application so that it does not attempt to make DNS look-ups with SOCKS. Some applications use only DNS through SOCKS and therefore do not function properly with the SOHO 6.

•Compatible SOCKS-aware applications that are used through the SOHO 6 include ICQ, IRC, and AOL Messenger.

•When you open a SOCKS application, it opens a “hole” in the SOHO 6 firewall making the computer running the application available to anyone on your trusted network. SOCKS applications therefore pose a significant security risk. To disable the port and close the security risk, see “Disabling SOCKS on the SOHO 6” on page 70.

Configuring your SOCKS application

Other than making certain that port 1080 is open to run a SOCKS- dependent application, the rest of the configuration tasks is done with the SOCKS-dependent application. Different applications may have variations in their settings, but you configure the SOCKS-dependent application, using the application user interface, to certain parameters allowing the SOHO 6 to pass SOCKS applications:

•If different services or versions of SOCKS are available, select SOCKS version 5.

•Select port 1080 for the application

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