Prestige 2602H/HW Series User’s Guide

Table 61 Firewall: Threshold (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

DEFAULT VALUES

 

 

 

Maximum

This is the number of existing half-open

100 existing half-open sessions.

Incomplete High

sessions that causes the firewall to start

The above values causes the

 

deleting half-open sessions. When the

Prestige to start deleting half-open

 

number of existing half-open sessions rises

sessions when the number of

 

above this number, the Prestige deletes half-

existing half-open sessions rises

 

open sessions as required to accommodate

above 100, and to stop deleting

 

new connection requests. Do not set

half-open sessions with the

 

Maximum Incomplete High to lower than the

number of existing half-open

 

current Maximum Incomplete Low number.

sessions drops below 80.

TCP Maximum

This is the number of existing half-open TCP

30 existing half-open TCP

Incomplete

sessions with the same destination host IP

sessions.

 

address that causes the firewall to start

 

 

dropping half-open sessions to that same

 

 

destination host IP address. Enter a number

 

 

between 1 and 256. As a general rule, you

 

 

should choose a smaller number for a smaller

 

 

network, a slower system or limited

 

 

bandwidth.

 

Action taken when

 

 

the TCP Maximum

 

 

Incomplete

 

 

threshold is

 

 

reached.

 

 

Delete the oldest

Select this radio button to clear the oldest half

 

half open session

open session when a new connection request

 

when new

comes.

 

connection

 

 

request comes

 

 

Deny new

Select this radio button and specify for how

 

connection

long the Prestige should block new

 

request for

connection requests when TCP Maximum

 

 

Incomplete is reached.

 

 

Enter the length of blocking time in minutes

 

 

(between 1 and 255).

 

Back

Click Back to return to the previous screen.

 

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the Prestige.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

 

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Chapter 14 Firewall Configuration