Hello All, We're having a debate here about whether a computer will "walk" ports if it tries to connect to another system on one port and is unsuccessful. The port in question is 1214. There is a rule in place that essentially sends a reset to both systems if any IP tries to connect to any IP via TCP using destination port of 1214. The scenarios are: 1) An internal system tries to connect to another system (internal or external) via TCP using a destination port of 1214. The rule kicks in and both systems are sent a reset. Will the originating system try another connection using another destination port or will it give up? 2) An internal system opens a connection via TCP with a destination port of 80. The reset will not be sent. However, the internal system used a source port of 1214 so when the return traffic tries to come into that port, the reset will be sent. Will the destination system try another port or will the originating system try another connection? Thanks, Rich
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