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12.3 Services
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12.3 Services
WinRoute services enable the administrator to define communication rules easily (by per-
mitting or denying access to the Internet from the local network or by allowing access to
the local network from the Internet). Services are defined by a communication protocol
and by a port number (e.g. the HTTP service uses the TCP protocol with the port num-
ber 80). You can also match so-called protocol inspector with certain service types (for
details see below).
Services can be defined in Configurations → Definitions → Services. Some standard ser-
vices, such as HTTP, FTP, DNS etc., are already predefined in the default WinRoute instal-
lation.
Figure 12.5 WinRoute’s network services
Clicking on the Add or the Edit button will open a dialog for service definition.
Name
Service identification within WinRoute. It is strongly recommended to use a concise
name to keep the program easy to follow.
Description
Comments for the service defined. It is strongly recommended describing each
definition, especially with non-standard services so that there will be minimum
confusion when referring to the service at a later time.