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Question

Need help with port forwarding.

Jun 25, 2017 3:47AM PDT

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Clarification Request
why not DMZ?
Jun 25, 2017 5:20AM PDT

Also why using UDP protocol instead of TCP/IP?

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What is DMZ?
Jun 25, 2017 5:30AM PDT
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What doest the DMZ do to portforwarding?
Jun 25, 2017 5:56AM PDT

Does it like, help it or make it work?

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It's less secure
Jun 25, 2017 6:07AM PDT

but opens access direct to your IP address from the ISP. Some find it easier for gaming and other services that would require port forwarding, but you also have to be sure the ports used by the other server are open and not blocked, in the router, nor the firewall.

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Well its on
Jun 25, 2017 5:57AM PDT

I lokkedat it and its on. do i have to turn it off?

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In the DMZ
Jun 25, 2017 5:58AM PDT

I have my local ip put in the 192.168 one do i have to pub my public one

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Your computer is the host
Jun 25, 2017 6:05AM PDT

Not your router. The router is handling the traffic between the IP assigned by your ISP and the computer that is behind it. It does NAT translation between you and the outside world. Your computer is assigned by DHCP an internal IP address. That is the "host" address for you to use. It's best to have the router assign a static IP to your computer if you intend to use forwarded port more often than once, but not necessary on some routers.

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How to port forward
Jun 25, 2017 5:59AM PDT