Online gaming is no joke to a lot of people. Games and the study of their gameplay options is big business. Frequently strict NAT and other firewall settings can get in the way of optimum game play performance. Learn what components of your firewall configuration might impact gaming. Learn how to optimize game play performance for exactly that using Layer 7 network firewalling. Learn to configure UPnP and NAT PMP for better performance and worse security.
- [Instructor] Online gaming is no joke … Games and the study of gameplay options, … strategies, and techniques is big business. … Frequently strict NAT, traffic shaping, … deprioritization, and other firewall settings … can get in the way of optimum gameplay performance. … I have a couple of avid gamers in the house. … And while preparing to author this course, … I had the opportunity to experiment extensively … with their multiplayer gaming capabilities. … First let's talk about NAT. … Something called strict NAT refers to UPnP … and NAT-PMP settings that we see here … in Services UPnP and NAT-PMP. … Apple gaming and PC gaming as well as consoles … that do fast-paced, massive online multiplayer action … depend highly on having superfast speeds … with low latency back to the servers on which you play. … Players frequently talk about having super high ping … without really knowing what that is. … But you can learn a lot from a gamer about network latency … and the importance of high speed UDP connection states …
Author
Sean Colins
Released
8/14/2019- Designing your network
- Creating firewall schedules and rules
- Setting up a virtual IP
- Using aliases to group hosts
- Preventing local traffic from exiting to the internet
- Using Snort and other intrusion detection systems
- Prioritizing VoIP traffic
- Blocking access to specific websites
- Troubleshooting gaming performance issues
- Interpreting TCP flag definitions
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Why do you need a firewall?2m 51s
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Types of firewalls4m 14s
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What it won't do2m 36s
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Plan for your firewall3m 14s
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Design your network2m 35s
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Document your design2m 59s
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1. Basic Firewall Configuration
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Understand protocols2m 47s
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Initial setup5m 27s
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Create firewall schedules2m 24s
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Create firewall rules4m 57s
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Create floating rules2m 35s
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2. Advanced Firewall Configuration
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Use ports in aliases4m 58s
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Traffic shaping3m 11s
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3. Configuration Case Studies
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Prioritizing VOIP traffic6m 35s
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Blocking access to websites4m 14s
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Intrusion protection basics7m 47s
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Understand proxies and SSL4m 24s
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4. Troubleshooting
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Firewall command-line access5m 35s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 7s
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