Router with only ONE computer ...?

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badtzbadtz
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
If I'm the only computer using the router's wireless connection [or wired for that matter] ....



is there any way to have ALL internet traffic directed to me?



or do I still have to manually have all the ports forwarded to me in the settings [ie. when using timbuktu, bit torrent, etc. etc.] ??

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  • Reply 1 of 7
    whisperwhisper Posts: 735member
    Most routers (that I know of) have a DMZ feature that just forwards all traffic to whatever IP. At least I think that's how it works. I've never tried the setup you're talking about, so I don't have any firsthand experience with it.
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  • Reply 2 of 7
    badtzbadtz Posts: 949member
    The DMZ just drops the firewall for "X" computer, but does it forward ALL internet traffic to it?



    Woudln't you still need to forward the ports to that computer?
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  • Reply 3 of 7
    thunderpoitthunderpoit Posts: 709member
    putting yourself in the DMZ exposes you to the internet, the firewall is bypassed, and ports are forwarded to you. so if you, say, have a web server running on port 80, and put yourself in the dmz, the whole world can now see you at xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:80
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    badtzbadtz Posts: 949member
    if you have multiple computers on the router ... and everyone opens up bit torrent, using the same ports 6881-6889 ..... and one of these computers is a DMZ'ed computer ... does that mean that all the traffic on those ports goes to that computer and the other computers can't receive anything on those ports?
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  • Reply 5 of 7
    whisperwhisper Posts: 735member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by badtz

    if you have multiple computers on the router ... and everyone opens up bit torrent, using the same ports 6881-6889 ..... and one of these computers is a DMZ'ed computer ... does that mean that all the traffic on those ports goes to that computer and the other computers can't receive anything on those ports?



    That's a good question and I appreciate your willingness to experiment until you find the answer for me



    No, wait, I'm confused.



    It depends on how BT picks a port and probably some other stuff that I don't understand. Try it and see if it works.
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  • Reply 6 of 7
    badtzbadtz Posts: 949member
    I actually don't have a 2nd computer, just curious how it would work in that situation, since as stated, a DMZ would get all the internet traffic ?
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  • Reply 7 of 7
    whisperwhisper Posts: 735member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by badtz

    I actually don't have a 2nd computer, just curious how it would work in that situation, since as stated, a DMZ would get all the internet traffic ?



    Remind me to experiment and find the answer when I move into my new place (end of June).
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