Port triggering

Updated: 11/12/2024 by Computer Hope

Port triggering is a routing configuration where a firewall opens a closed network port when triggered by a specific network event. For example, a computer inside the firewall sending outgoing traffic on port 1234 may trigger the firewall to open port 2345 for incoming traffic.

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