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Indy TIdTCPServer.ReuseSocket and Firewalls

Subject:Indy TIdTCPServer.ReuseSocket and Firewalls
Posted by:"Joe" (jvarras..@hotmail.com)
Date:3 Feb 2005 09:36:40

Hello,

We are using Indy 9.0 on a WAN of Windows 2000 PCs and are
investigating the behavior of our system across firewalls.

If the TIdTCPServer.ReuseSocket property is enabled on the
Server, then will the Server use the same local port for all
communications with clients?

If yes, then can the client’s firewall be configured to only
allow communications to and from the server’s listening port?
Similarly, can the server’s firewall be configured to only allow
communications to and from the server’s listening port?

If no, then is there any way of limiting the number of local
ports that the TIdTCPServer component requires?

Regards,

Joe

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