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fgl30

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silly question
« on: August 01, 2008, 08:42:41 AM »
Very silly question: what´s the diference among menus Virtual Server and Port Forwarding?
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Fatman

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Re: silly question
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2008, 09:24:54 AM »
The easy answer is that it is pure nomenclature.

I am sure someone will have a definition involving some implied meaning, however I can tell you that from a technical standpoint "Virtual Server" is a marketing term for port forwarding.
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fgl30

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Re: silly question
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2008, 11:17:51 AM »
So, many thx... the conclusion is: I´m not so stupid as tought I was ;D.... I have doubts when I use one or when I use other...... :-\
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Re: silly question
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2008, 06:15:53 AM »
Quote from: Fatman on August 01, 2008, 09:24:54 AM
The easy answer is that it is pure nomenclature.

I am sure someone will have a definition involving some implied meaning, however I can tell you that from a technical standpoint "Virtual Server" is a marketing term for port forwarding.

http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=2778&question=DIR-628%20/%20DIR-625%20/%20DIR-635%20/%20DIR-655%20/%20DI-604%20/%20DI-624%20/%20DI-634M%20/%20DI-724GU%20/%20DI-724U%20/%20DI-804HV%20/%20DI-808HV%20/%20DI-825VUP%20/%20DI-LB604%20%20/%20DIR-450%20/%20DIR-130%20/%20DIR-330%20/%20DIR-615%20/%20WBR-2310%20%20/%20DIR-660%20/%20DIR-451%20/%20DIR-625_revC%20%20/%20DIR-615_revB

According to this FAQ, Virtual Server is actually port redirection (commonly used for connecting cameras through the router).
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