On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 6:22 AM, Michael E White<[email protected]> wrote: > I'm trying to research how to get a Firewall to recognize an inbound packet > from the client application.
Firewalls generally recognise packets based on things like ip addresses, port numbers, protocol (TCP/UDP), and whether the packet is part of a stream it's already allowed through. > So, I deduced that I've got to get the Firewall to be able to recognize the > packets themselves. > Am I on the right path here? DPI is not usually a solution implemented by firewalls - the firewall itself is usually too low in the OSI model. -- PJH http://shabbleland.myminicity.com/com http://www.chavgangs.com/register.php?referer=9375
