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mikebainbridge1
Jun 22, 2018Aspirant
FTP connections from RBR and RBS 40
Sorry if this is obvious but I can't find a mention anywhere. I'm just installed RBR40 and RBS40 on FW 2.1.4.16 . It's configured in AP mode and connected directly to my Untangle 13.2.1 firewall.This...
mikebainbridge1
Jun 23, 2018Aspirant
Thanks for the response - the alert will still be there as the current rule is to block all outgoing traffic on port 21 no matter what the source- The updates work fine on HTTPS so I guiess I'll just ignore these alerts for now. The other option is to open up an outgoing hole in the firewall for the two IP's currently registered at update1.... I can't see an advantage and I can see a theoretical disavantage....!
FURRYe38
Jun 23, 2018Guru - Experienced User
I believe the update system tries HTTP first then HTTPS.
Not much you can do about the autoupdate. Good Luck.