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Prestige 2602R Series User’s Guide
Chapter 12 Firewalls
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12.3.1  Denial of Service Attacks
Figure 51   Prestige Firewall Application
12.4  Denial of Service
Denials of Service (DoS) attacks are aimed at devices and networks with a connection to the 
Internet. Their goal is not to steal information, but to disable a device or network so users no 
longer have access to network resources. The Prestige is pre-configured to automatically 
detect and thwart all known DoS attacks.
12.4.1  Basics
Computers share information over the Internet using a common language called TCP/IP. TCP/
IP, in turn, is a set of application protocols that perform specific functions. An “extension 
number”, called the "TCP port" or "UDP port" identifies these protocols, such as HTTP 
(Web), FTP (File Transfer Protocol), POP3 (E-mail), etc. For example, Web traffic by default 
uses TCP port 80. 
When computers communicate on the Internet, they are using the client/server model, where 
the server "listens" on a specific TCP/UDP port for information requests from remote client 
computers on the network. For example, a Web server typically listens on port 80. Please note 
that while a computer may be intended for use over a single port, such as Web on port 80, 
other ports are also active. If the person configuring or managing the computer is not careful, a 
hacker could attack it over an unprotected port. 
Some of the most common IP ports are: