I recently enabled DMZ on my router to play Shogun and Napoleon online due to my router too old to open the ports required. How dangerous is this potentially? I have ESET Smart Security firewall enabled.
Decanus
How dangerous is having DMZ?
I recently enabled DMZ on my router to play Shogun and Napoleon online due to my router too old to open the ports required. How dangerous is this potentially? I have ESET Smart Security firewall enabled.
Praeses
Re: How dangerous is having DMZ?
I would say its like having a fried egg or lets say its just like that and that's the way it is !.
As long as you have other virus and blocking software your PC should be protected fine just make sure your protection is covering you and all your files before you open the ports.
Campidoctor
Re: How dangerous is having DMZ?
It's potentially very dangerous, because I assume that your router (like most low-cost routers) says Demilitarized Zone and means Exposed Host. The former is used in professional networks to seperate servers that connect to the WAN from the internal LAN. The latter means that your PC is not protected by the router's firewall. It's kind of like it is directly connected (exposed) to the net. This means that any vulnerability in your security configuration (firewall, system updates, anti-virus) is a potental high security risk. I would get a new router that allows to forward the ports you need.Originally Posted by Sebastos Abdes Pantera
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I never asked for this
Re: How dangerous is having DMZ?
I'm just saying, it's not a good idea to go around broadcasting that you have DMZ enabled...
I mean, someone could potentially get your IP and destroy your computer.
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Senator
Re: How dangerous is having DMZ?
It's not the best of ideas and opens your network to potential hacking attempts but you have to weigh up the risk, do people really want to hack you? I Would recommend just buying a new router as they are extreamly cheap for a bog standard one.
Praeses
Re: How dangerous is having DMZ?
But he should be fine as long as the virus software is protecting his privacy ?
I don't see the problem obviously.
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