Networking, Firewall, Fully Open Group Details

This page contains information about the "Fully Open" campus firewall group.

Summary

The Fully Open firewall group largely behaves as though the campus firewall does not exist. However, the ports that are always blocked from off campus will continue to be blocked.

Services allowed in

All (except the ports that are always blocked in both directions)

Services allowed out

All (except the ports that are always blocked in both directions)

Advantages

  • Membership in this group provides standard on-campus networking behavior.

Disadvantages

  • Computers left in this group are almost completely exposed to attacks and/or scans from the Internet.


Keywords:
Fully Open, firewall group, firewall, ports 
Doc ID:
47925
Owned by:
Firewall G. in University of Illinois Technology Services
Created:
2015-03-03
Updated:
2026-07-14
Sites:
University of Illinois Technology Services