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    Connection limit not working?

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      karburator13
      last edited by

      Simultaneous client connection limit = 50
      protocol = any
      utorrent = 75 connections (can be any value)

      netsat -s in xp running torrent = 75 connections (not limited to 50 ?)

      limiting states working ok

      How can I limit connections ???

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        blak111
        last edited by

        I think that you need a block rule beneath that rule that matches the same criteria. Someone else correct me if I'm wrong, but once the connection limit is reached, the packets aren't necessarily dropped, they just don't match that rule anymore and they continue on to the next rule.

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          karburator13
          last edited by

          next rule contains another ip address - another client
          so "default deny" rule should be executed
          right?

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            blak111
            last edited by

            Well if there are any rules below it that would allow it out, then they would apply first. (Like the default LAN allow rule.)

            A quick way to test would be to put a block right beneath it with the same source IP and turn on logging to see if it is blocking.

            p.s. if you are limiting the clients to the same number of connections, one rule would cover that. simultaneous client connection is per source IP. So a rule with a 50 simultaneous limit from any source would allow 50 connections from each client.

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