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acuariano
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join:2004-10-27
Woodside, NY
·Verizon Online DSL

reply to acuariano
Re: about firewall? windows firewall and router firewall

nwrickert...thanks for a quick response..
and now my question is,,what settings do i have to use :
i have 5 settings with this router.
Custom Security (Custom)
No Security (None)
Minimum Security (Low)
Typical Security (Medium)
Maximum Security (High)


nwrickert
sand groper
Premium,MVM
join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T Midwest

I am just using "none" for the router firewall.

The NAT functionality is still giving you protection. Unsolicited packets are dropped, unless to a port-forwarded service. That's quite enough for my needs.
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