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21.7 Port Triggering
Some services use a dedicated range of ports on the client side and a dedicated range of ports
on the server side. With regular port forwarding you set a forwarding port in NAT to forward a
service (coming in from the server on the WAN) to the IP address of a computer on the client
side (LAN). The problem is that port forwarding only forwards a service to a single LAN IP
address. In order to use the same service on a different LAN computer, you have to manually
replace the LAN computer's IP address in the forwarding port with another LAN computer's IP
address.
Trigger port forwarding solves this problem by allowing computers on the LAN to
dynamically take turns using the service. The ZyWALL records the IP address of a LAN
computer that sends traffic to the WAN to request a service with a specific port number and
protocol (a "trigger" port). When the ZyWALL's WAN port receives a response with a specific
port number and protocol ("incoming" port), the ZyWALL forwards the traffic to the LAN IP
address of the computer that sent the request. After that computer’s connection for that service
closes, another computer on the LAN can use the service in the same manner. This way you do
not need to configure a new IP address each time you want a different LAN computer to use
the application.
For example:
Figure 256
Trigger Port Forwarding Process: Example
1
Jane (A) requests a file from the Real Audio server (port 7070).
2
Port 7070 is a “trigger” port and causes the ZyWALL to record Jane’s computer IP
address. The ZyWALL associates Jane's computer IP address with the "incoming" port
range of 6970-7170.
3
The Real Audio server responds using a port number ranging between 6970-7170.
4
The ZyWALL forwards the traffic to Jane’s computer IP address.
Server IP
Address
Enter the inside IP address of the server here.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the ZyWALL.
Reset
Click
Reset
to begin configuring this screen afresh.
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Page 294: ...Chapter 13 Configuring IDP ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 294 ...
Page 320: ...Chapter 15 Anti Spam ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 320 ...
Page 342: ...Chapter 16 Content Filtering Screens ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 342 ...
Page 350: ...Chapter 17 Content Filtering Reports ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 350 ...
Page 424: ...Chapter 19 Certificates ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 424 ...
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Page 448: ...Chapter 21 Network Address Translation NAT ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 448 ...
Page 474: ...Chapter 24 Bandwidth Management ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 474 ...
Page 514: ...Chapter 26 Remote Management ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 514 ...
Page 533: ...533 PART V Reports Logs and Maintenance Reports 535 Logs Screens 547 Maintenance 575 ...
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Page 551: ...Chapter 31 Logs Screens ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 551 Figure 334 LOGS Log Settings ...
Page 592: ...Chapter 32 Maintenance ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 592 ...
Page 594: ...594 Troubleshooting 751 Product Specifications 757 ...
Page 602: ...Chapter 33 Introducing the SMT ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 602 ...
Page 622: ...Chapter 35 WAN and Dial Backup Setup ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 622 ...
Page 628: ...Chapter 36 LAN Setup ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 628 ...
Page 634: ...Chapter 37 Internet Access ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 634 ...
Page 638: ...Chapter 38 DMZ Setup ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 638 ...
Page 642: ...Chapter 39 Route Setup ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 642 ...
Page 658: ...Chapter 41 Remote Node Setup ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 658 ...
Page 662: ...Chapter 42 IP Static Route Setup ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 662 ...
Page 700: ...Chapter 45 Filter Configuration ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 700 ...
Page 738: ...Chapter 50 Remote Management ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 738 ...
Page 746: ...Chapter 51 IP Policy Routing ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 746 ...
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Page 780: ...Appendix C Removing and Installing a Fuse ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 780 ...
Page 802: ...Appendix D Setting up Your Computer s IP Address ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 802 ...
Page 816: ...Appendix F Common Services ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 816 ...
Page 852: ...Appendix J Importing Certificates ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 852 ...
Page 856: ...Appendix K Legal Information ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 856 ...
Page 862: ...Appendix L Customer Support ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 862 ...