Re: Student Side Ports

[Ken Connelly <Ken.Connelly () UNI EDU>]

Kevin Wilcox wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Jason Rinne <rinnej () moval edu> wrote:
>
>   
> > Now that our bandwidth has increased more users are jumping back on our network.  As a result I am getting a lot of 
> > requests to open ports for online gaming.
> > What is your policy on opening ports on the student side for gaming or other applications?
> >     
>
> A lot of folks have chimed in but they've not said what I consider the
> magic words. Are these inbound ports or outbound ports?
>   

No, they didn't.  We don't allow inbound SYNs to our resnet, but don't
restrict gaming outbound much at all.  In fact, we have done a few
things to make a couple of poor performers better.  Yes, Blizzard, I'm
talking about you!

- ken
> kmw
>
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> Kevin Wilcox GPEN, GCIH
> Network Infrastructure and Control Systems
> Appalachian State University
> Email: wilcoxkm () appstate edu
> Office: 828.262.6259
>   

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- Ken
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