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| title: Firewalls and Connections |
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| Be aware of possible connection problems that can result from running a firewall on your machine. |
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| <%=vars.product_name_long%> is a network-centric distributed system, so if you have a firewall running on your machine it could cause connection problems. For example, your connections may fail if your firewall places restrictions on inbound or outbound permissions for Java-based sockets. You may need to modify your firewall configuration to permit traffic to Java applications running on your machine. The specific configuration depends on the firewall you are using. |
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| As one example, firewalls may close connections to <%=vars.product_name%> due to timeout settings. If a firewall senses no activity in a certain time period, it may close a connection and open a new connection when activity resumes, which can cause some confusion about which connections you have. |
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| For more information on how <%=vars.product_name%> client and servers connect, see the following topics: |
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| - [How Client/Server Connections Work](../../topologies_and_comm/topology_concepts/how_the_pool_manages_connections.html#how_the_pool_manages_connections) |
| - [Socket Communication](../../managing/monitor_tune/socket_communication.html) |
| - [Controlling Socket Use](../../managing/monitor_tune/performance_controls_controlling_socket_use.html#perf) |
| - [Setting Socket Buffer Sizes](../../managing/monitor_tune/socket_communication_setting_socket_buffer_sizes.html) |
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