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Posted by Leythos on November 7, 2007, 4:22 pm
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> On Nov 6, 9:47 pm, fd97...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Is it possible to selectively disable my router's firewall only for
> > certain devices connected to it? Let me explain. There are two devices
> > connected to my router: my computer and a linksys cit400 skype phone.
> > I use the linksys phone for skype but with the router firewall ON
> > skype does not function. So can I turn off the firewall for the phone
> > but not the computer? If so how?
>
> Don't listen to those fools. Your Linksys should allow you to set
> forwarding rules or a DMZ bastion host. You can configure the
> firewall to make your SKype phone (for example) a host in the 'DMZ.'
> While in the DMZ this host (called a bastion host) will pretty much be
> open to the Internet.
>
> Granted - the terms used are not really representative of a
> traditional/REAL firewall topologies you would find outside of
> someone's home but the idea is the same.
>
> Try that and see how it works.
Yea, and the DMZ is not a real DMZ like a proper firewall would offer.
It's on the same network as the LAN, so there is a good chance that the
LAN computers could be compromised.
What he really wants to do is get a better device, firewall with a real
DMZ, or just setup port forwarding in the LAN to the device.
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