Router

[Badger]

Im tring to find out how to disable the built in firewall in my router,if any1 has a clue plz help
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[zipulrich]

Welcome to CTH!

Whatcha got? What make/model of router?

[ceh383]

And.....Why would you want to disable the firewall?

[Badger]

I DO ONLINE GAMING AND I CANT HOST WITH FIREWALL.

[ceh383]

In that case you should be able to put one machine in the "DMZ" which would put it outside the firewall. The other way to work around this problem is with port forwarding, figure out which ports your game uses and forward them to the correct machine......

Router make and model would be helpful......

FYI....using all CAPS is considered YELLING at someone......don't yell at me....

[ 21 March 2002: Message edited by: ceh383 ]

[Badger]

It is a dlink 804.

[ceh383]

I checked the D-Link site, found this in the on-line manual for that router.....

DMZ
The Virtual Server Settings under Advanced Settings also enables one
computer to have full access to the Internet without the protection of the
firewall. This allows a computer to be exposed to unrestricted two-way
communication outside of your network.
To enable DMZ, click the checkbox to the left and select “All”. Then
type the IP address of the selected computer in the box provided. Click the
“Submit” button to save your changes.
Only one computer can use DMZ at a time. Please note that enabling
DMZ removes the protection of the firewall, which exposes the computer
to intrusion.
Use DMZ only when needed and not for extended periods of time.
In some circumstances with gaming, enabling DMZ may help the
game contact the maximum number of servers, which can improve ping
times. Once the game connects to the game server, disable DMZ to ensure
proper firewall protection.