[aluminium]

I very pissed with my router and modem i can't host lots of games and even if i try to open the port it does work. Is there any way i can open ALL the ports or totally disable the firewall? thanks

[eth0]

Originally Posted by aluminium

I very pissed with my router and modem i can't host lots of games and even if i try to open the port it does work. Is there any way i can open ALL the ports or totally disable the firewall? thanks

make use of DMZ

[weib]

plug the modem straight to your comp.

[reddevil0728]

Originally Posted by weib

plug the modem straight to your comp.

errr good ans but not practical

[martinchua]

dmz will solve ur problem.

[weib]

open all port what lol as good as straight plug in from modem

[aluminium]

dmz helps to unblock all ports?

[lauph]

Originally Posted by reddevil0728

errr good ans but not practical

why not? i am doing so now. using the green stingray alcatel modem. USB only so has to be direct to com. and my com is the router, and my linksys router is just a switch that shares the internet wiredly and wirelessly. abit the underusing the router eh?

[welcomb]

Originally Posted by aluminium

dmz helps to unblock all ports?

setting your comp to the dmz means your router will forward all the remaining packets that doesn't have a port mapping to your comp. Something like a default rule.