Re: Which ports for http?

Tom Eastep
Mon, 26 Jan 2004 20:16:18 -0000

On Monday 26 January 2004 11:40 am, the_activ@activ.dhs.org
wrote:
> The problem is I''m not able to access webpages although I have
port 80 set
> to open.
> So my situation is (simplified)
> Policy: All port ingoing and outgoing are closed.
> Rule allow outgoing port 80 and 443.
>
> Now if I open a browser and go to google (or any other page) and
can''t
> access it. I asume this is due to http using ports other than 80 to send
> data back.

Until you also open DNS (udp and tcp port 53), you are not going to be able to
use a web browser. I sent you the appropriate rules in my last post on this
subject.

-Tom
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