7.2 How traffic rules work
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## 7.2 How traffic rules work

The traffic policy consists of rules ordered by their priority. When the rules are applied, they are processed from the top downwards and the first rule is applied that meets connection or packet parameters — i.e. order of the rules in the list is key. The order of the rules can be changed with the two arrow buttons on the right side of the window.

An explicit rule denying all traffic is shown at the end of the list. This rule cannot be edited or removed. If there is no rule to allow particular network traffic, then the “catch all” deny rule will discard the packet.

Note:

1. Unless any other traffic rules are defined (by hand or using the wizard), all traffic is blocked by a special rule which is set as default.

2. To control user connections to WWW or FTP servers and filter contents, use the special tools available in WinRoute for these purposes (see chapter 12 HTTP and FTP filtering) rather than traffic rules.

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