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you can forward port 113 to a non existant ip address (internal ip address)<br />
to check &nbsp;your ports go here<br />
<a href="http://www.grc.com" rel="ugc">www.grc.com</a>&nbsp;and use shields up
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you can forward port 113 to a non existant ip address (internal ip address)
to check  your ports go here
www.grc.com [http://www.grc.com] and use shields up

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Hi,<br />
<br />
I have a &quot;Linksys BEFSR41 - EtherFast® Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch&quot;. I would like to know what is mac cloning and does it make the router more secure?<br />
<br />
Also, what are some modifications that you can make to the router to make it more secure (like: filtering port 113)..etc<br />
<br />
Thank you
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Hi,

I have a "Linksys BEFSR41 - EtherFast® Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch". I would like to know what is mac cloning and does it make the router more secure?

Also, what are some modifications that you can make to the router to make it more secure (like: filtering port 113)..etc

Thank you

Linksys BEFSR41 - Mac cloning

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.