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Hyperscale Firewall Guide

Port block allocation

Port block allocation

A block of source ports is dynamically allocated to each client. Sessions started by a client can use any one of the ports in their allocated block. Whether ports can be re-used and how they are re-used depends on what other features are active.

Port block allocation

A block of source ports is dynamically allocated to each client. Sessions started by a client can use any one of the ports in their allocated block. Whether ports can be re-used and how they are re-used depends on what other features are active.