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There are preset rules for the following net utilities:

NeoTrace
NetLab
SmartWhois
VisualRoute

Get Time NetLab connection

Protocol: TCP
Direction: Outbound
Remote Port(s): TIME (37)
Action: Allow It

What it's for

Used for receiving the time from a time server.
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Neotrace WhoIs
NetLab WhoIs Connection
SmartWhoIs Connection
VisualRoute WhoIs connection

Protocol: TCP
Direction: Outbound
Remote Port(s): WHOIS (43)
Action: Allow It

What it's for

Used whenever you perform a whois query which returns information on an IP address ot host name, like who owns that domain name and when it was registered.
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NetLab Quote Connection

Protocol: TCP
Direction: Outbound
Remote Port(s): QOTD (17)
Action: Allow It

What it's for

QOTD (Quote of the Day) allows you to retrieve a quote form a server. Wow! Some people obviously have very little to occupy their time.
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NetLab Finger Connection

Protocol: TCP
Direction: Outbound
Remote Port(s): FINGER (79)
Action: Allow It

What it's for

This rule is used whenever you use the finger service. It allows you to retrieve information from a remote computer about logged on users or the last logged on user.
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Neotrace HTTP
VisualRoute HTTP connection

Protocol: TCP
Direction: Outbound
Remote Port(s): HTTP (80), 81-83, HTTPS (443), SOCKS (1080), 3128, 8080, 8088, 11523
Action: Allow It

What it's for

This rule is used by NeoTrace and VisualRoute for HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) connections. HTTP is the only port you really need for browsing the Internet, ports 81, 82, 83 are auxiliary web browsing ports and are rarely used. HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer (SSL)) is used by your e-mail when connecting to secure sites. It's used for when you read your web based e-mail (such as Hotmail). SOCKS is only needed by people using a SOCKS proxy server. 3128, 8080, and 8088 are common ports that proxy servers use. If your e-mail client needs to use a proxy server for HTTP connections then it will probably be on one of these ports. 11523 is used by AOL's browser.

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Remove the remote ports: 81, 82, 83 unless you know that you need them. If you don't use a SOCKS proxy server remove SOCKS. If you don't use a remote or local proxy remove 3128, 8080 and 8088. If you don't use AOL's browser remove 11523.
More about HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS, PROXY
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