A Router Firewall In Action

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Is this normal for a home router? :)  I get a report every week filled with scary-sounding log messages like the ones below.  I guess it’s good to see that these things are caught, but it makes one wonder what kinds of things are not getting caught.

[HOST Attack: TCP SYN Flood][Deny access policy matched, dropping packet]

[HOST Attack: TCP Stealth FIN Port Scan][Deny access policy matched, dropping packet] dropping packet]

[TCP SYN Flood][Deny access policy matched, dropping packet]

[TCP Stealth FIN Port Scan][Deny access policy matched, dropping packet]

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