Posted on 11/15/2004 6:23:51 PM PST by calvin sun
I have a firewall rule on this router that denies access to port 5190 (AOL Instant Messenger). However, I have noticed that if someone already is running AIM (because the rule is disabled), that they can CONTINUE to do so EVEN AFTER I re-enable the rule. However, any new attempts to start AIM are unsuccessful if the rule is in place.
Am I correct that pre-existing sessions continue to run? Thanks.
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