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That was a good, informative answer. Thanks,<br />
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That was a good, informative answer. Thanks,



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Trying to troubleshoot some performance issues with a certain website that we subscribe to, I installed pingplotter at the suggestion of the vendor. Pinging/trace routing the site caused it to be blocked by our Firebox, due to the &quot;autoblock source of packets not handled&quot; option. Watchguard suggested that we uncheck &nbsp;autoblock source of packets not handled and that it would be ok to do so. <br />
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What are the thoughts out there about this? I'm guessing it is probably OK to do so while I'm testing, but what about leaving it that way? Am I inadvertently blocking other legitimate sites? (I know, I should check the logs to answer that question).<br />
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There isn't really a solution to the Q - but I'd like to have some info to make an informed decision.<br />
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thanks for any input.
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Trying to troubleshoot some performance issues with a certain website that we subscribe to, I installed pingplotter at the suggestion of the vendor. Pinging/trace routing the site caused it to be blocked by our Firebox, due to the "autoblock source of packets not handled" option. Watchguard suggested that we uncheck  autoblock source of packets not handled and that it would be ok to do so. 

What are the thoughts out there about this? I'm guessing it is probably OK to do so while I'm testing, but what about leaving it that way? Am I inadvertently blocking other legitimate sites? (I know, I should check the logs to answer that question).

There isn't really a solution to the Q - but I'd like to have some info to make an informed decision.

thanks for any input.

Is it reasonably safe to uncheck autoblock source of packets not handled?

Software firewalls, also known as host-based firewalls, provide a layer of software on one host that controls network traffic in and out of that single machine. Most operating systems now include firewall software, but many available software firewalls include central distribution, antivirus systems and disaster recovery.

Software Firewalls

Network analysis is the process of identifying and remediating the processes and systems within a network, including performance, connectivity and security. The process is performed through the use of tools developed for monitoring and analyzing network activity. Network problems that involve finding an optimal way of doing something are studied under the name combinatorial optimization. Examples include network flow, shortest path problem, transport problem, transshipment problem, location problem, matching problem, assignment problem, packing problem, routing problem, Critical Path Analysis and PERT (Program Evaluation & Review Technique).