Application Layer Gateway

5 June 2003 by Snakefoot | Comment » | Trackback Off
Description:
Allows 3rd party software plugins to interface with the Internet Connection Sharing and Internet Connection Firewall. For example if having a plugin for monitoring or logging firewall activity, or a plugin to allow a 3rd party protocol to pass through the router functionality of ICS/ICF.

Note one of these 3rd party protocols is the MSN Messenger, and if this service is disabled the application cannot pass through the ICS/ICF.

Recommended state:
  • Manual
Default State:
  • Manual
Proces name:
  • alg.exe (ALG)
Supports:
Depends:
  • none

Updated: 26 June 2007

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