Firewall configuration for gnomemeeting

[jludwig]

On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 14:41, Colin Paul Adams wrote:
> >>>>> "Pedro" == Pedro Fernandes Macedo <webmaster at margo.bijoux.nom.br> writes:
> 
>     >> 
>     Pedro> Then she can use netmeeting (comes with windows , at least
>     Pedro> in windows xp) and you use gnomemeeting.. If you have a
>     Pedro> firewall , you'll need to punch a few holes through
>     Pedro> it... (I say few , but one of them is huge.. It means
>     Pedro> opening udp ports from 5000 to 65000)
> 
> You ARE joking aren't you? That's 60,000 ports!
> It would take me a year to type all that lot in!
> Isn't there a way to limit which ports it uses?
> -- 
> Colin Paul Adams
> Preston Lancashire

I can't believe that the system has to listen on 60000 ports!

It may use any port from 5000 to 60000 going out, but, randomly sending
to any port from 5000 to 60000??????
-- 
jludwig <wralphie at comcast.net>