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Old 2026-06-22, 06:07 PM
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Re: To firewalled or not to firewalled

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Originally Posted by frank carson View Post
Personally i'd shut that one down and wipe/re-install the OS before you bring it back into the internal network. I assume you used the DMZ host option on your router so you might have already compromised your internal network anyways since that box would be able to talk directly to your internal network AND you exposed it unprotected on the internet. Once compromised its a simple lateral move to the rest of your network, which im going to assume you dont have locked down in any meaningful way.

Port forwarding is the correct solution here NOT dropping your box unprotected on the internet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMZ_(computing)#DMZ_host
I've said "... turned of the firewall in my modem and put my rig in the DMZ but all to no avail." which means that I've tried those options to see if the problem would go away. Since it wasn't, both have been re-activated again . . .
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