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Is there a safe way to do port forwarding?
Hello, I recently bought a AX2400 router. I bought it to use Xfinity Xfi as a modem and have a separate router to handle network routing. One of the practical reasons is that I wanted to do port ...
If you open a port and expose something to the Web, there's always risks involved. A port is either open or closed/stealth. There's no security inbetween, regardless if you do it on a home router or on some professional device.
A server needs an open port. If you have issues with opening a port, you won't be able to reach it from the outside. When a server is exposed, make sure you have a decent firewall running on it (hiding it behind a router with NAT is not a firewall).
A server needs an open port. If you have issues with opening a port, you won't be able to reach it from the outside. When a server is exposed, make sure you have a decent firewall running on it (hiding it behind a router with NAT is not a firewall).