Hi folks
I've just got myself a Netgear DG834G (ADSL modem, router, firewall and WAP all in one box). In general it's a very good bit of kit, very simple to setup (although it seems to have issues with wireless access and VPNs, but that's another story). So far I'd recommend it without hesitation.
The build in firewall has the quite reasonable defaults of Inbound:Block All, Outbound: Allow All. I can't argue with the former, as i'm not hosting any services, but I'd like to toughen up the latter to restrict outbound access to the ports that I actually use (so if anything nasty does get in I can get warning that it's trying to get out again). I can guess a few (port 80, for example) but my knowledge of TCP/IP is fairly basic - can anybody offer any guidance? Applications are the usual internet/email plus VPN access to work. No instant messaging, file sharing, games or anything like that.
I know I could block all outbound and open when things break, but i'd prefer not to do that...
