Chapter 8 WAN Screens

 

Table 33 NETWORK > WAN General (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

Check Fail

Type how many WAN connection checks can fail (1-10) before the connection is

 

Tolerance

considered "down" (not connected). The ZyWALL still checks a "down" connection

 

 

to detect if it reconnects.

 

 

 

 

Check WAN1/2

Select the check box to have the ZyWALL periodically test the respective WAN

 

Connectivity

interface's connection.

 

 

Select Ping Default Gateway to have the ZyWALL ping the WAN interface's

 

 

default gateway IP address.

 

 

Select Ping this Address and enter a domain name or IP address of a reliable

 

 

nearby computer (for example, your ISP's DNS server address) to have the

 

 

ZyWALL ping that address. For a domain name, use up to 63 alphanumeric

 

 

characters (hyphens, periods and the underscore are also allowed) without

 

 

spaces.

 

 

 

 

Check Traffic

Select the check box to have the ZyWALL periodically test the traffic redirect

 

Redirection

connection.

 

Connectivity

Select Ping Default Gateway to have the ZyWALL ping the backup gateway's IP

 

 

address.

 

 

Select Ping this Address and enter a domain name or IP address of a reliable

 

 

nearby computer (for example, your ISP's DNS server address) to have the

 

 

ZyWALL ping that address. For a domain name, use up to 63 alphanumeric

 

 

characters (hyphens, periods and the underscore are also allowed) without

 

 

spaces.

 

 

 

 

Windows

NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System) are TCP or UDP packets that

 

Networking

enable a computer to connect to and communicate with a LAN. For some dial-up

 

(NetBIOS over

services such as PPPoE or PPTP, NetBIOS packets cause unwanted calls.

 

TCP/IP)

 

 

 

 

 

Allow between

Select this check box to forward NetBIOS packets from WAN 1 to the LAN port and

 

WAN1 and LAN

from the LAN port to WAN1. If your firewall is enabled with the default policy set to

 

 

block WAN 1 to LAN traffic, you also need to enable the default WAN1 to LAN

 

 

firewall rule that forwards NetBIOS traffic.

 

 

Clear this check box to block all NetBIOS packets going from WAN 1 to the LAN

 

 

port and from LAN port to WAN1.

 

 

 

 

Allow between

Select this check box to forward NetBIOS packets from WAN 1 to the DMZ port

 

WAN1 and DMZ

and from the DMZ port to WAN1.

 

 

Clear this check box to block all NetBIOS packets going from WAN 1 to the DMZ

 

 

port and from DMZ port to WAN1.

 

 

 

 

Allow between

Select this check box to forward NetBIOS packets from WAN 1 to the WLAN port

 

WAN1 and

and from the WLAN port to WAN 1.

 

WLAN

Clear this check box to block all NetBIOS packets going from WAN 1to the WLAN

 

 

port and from WLAN port to WAN1.

 

 

 

 

Allow between

Select this check box to forward NetBIOS packets from WAN 2 to the LAN port and

 

WAN2 and LAN

from the LAN port to WAN2. If your firewall is enabled with the default policy set to

 

 

block WAN 2 to LAN traffic, you also need to enable the default WAN2 to LAN

 

 

firewall rule that forwards NetBIOS traffic.

 

 

Clear this check box to block all NetBIOS packets going from WAN 2 to the LAN

 

 

port and from LAN port to WAN2.

 

 

 

 

Allow between

Select this check box to forward NetBIOS packets from WAN 2 to the DMZ port

 

WAN2 and DMZ

and from the DMZ port to WAN2.

 

 

Clear this check box to block all NetBIOS packets going from WAN 2 to the DMZ

 

 

port and from DMZ port to WAN2.

 

 

 

 

Allow between

Select this check box to forward NetBIOS packets from WAN 2 to the WLAN port

 

WAN2 and

and from the WLAN port to WAN 2.

 

WLAN

Clear this check box to block all NetBIOS packets going from WAN 2 to the WLAN

 

 

port and from WLAN port to WAN 2.

 

 

 

 

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