i need the incoming for running my game server and for BT
On 7/8/07, Russell Hires <rhires@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Well, wouldn't you just want to open all the outgoing ports, and keep
> the incoming ones closed?
> I'm no security expert, but leaving your whole box open like that is
> a major invitation to trouble. Debian probably has some pretty good
> security, and they get hacked once in a while, so I imagine that,
> even though you aren't a high profile target, you'll have a bit of
> security issue if you leave everything open. You may want to find out
> what Windows needs for the apps that you use, and set up those
> particular ports for outgoing/incoming connections. And shut out
> everything else. What you sound like you're doing will cause you
> problems down the line.
>
> Russell
>
> On Jul 8, 2007, at 10:31 AM, chris lee wrote:
>
> > the current craptastic router i have only allow 32 rules and dont
> > allow port ranges.
> >
> > so i get to only open 32 ports TOTAL.
> >
> > i want to make that win32 system have no restrictions, any port it
> > wants it gets, so i need to open all of them.
> >
> > On 7/8/07, Chris Mathey <slug@mathey.org> wrote:
> >> chris lee wrote:
> >> > i have two computers, a nix box, ubuntu 6.10 and win XP
> >> >
> >> > i want to setup both boxes to have net access but i dont want to
> >> use a
> >> > router because of all the port forwarding garbage.
> >> >
> >> > any way to have the nix box connect to my modem, connect the XP
> >> box to
> >> > a second NIC card in the nix box and share a connection over
> >> that line
> >> > without running into any port forwarding or other issues that could
> >> > block that XP boxes connection?
> >> >
> >> You would still run into "port forwarding" issues. You are turning
> >> the
> >> nix box into the router you are trying to eliminate.
> >>
> >> Since you only have 1 internet routable IP address you must do NAT
> >> (actually port address translation, PAT)
> >>
> >> Please elaborate on what you mean by "port forwarding issues"
> >> Because you really aren't going to find anything easier than
> >> opening up
> >> the router web page and configuring what ports to forward.
> >>
> >> -Chris
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