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i have a linksys 4 port router and it is not letting me fileshare becuas of its built in hardware firewall,,,,,, can someone please help me turn this offf
please no one seems to be able to answer this thank you
Name: tropic Date: May 3, 2002 at 06:30:29 Pacific
Reply:
Port forwarding is the key. Use Google to find 2 things: the ports or port range used by your filesharing program and a tutorial on port-forwarding with any of the newer Linksys router/switches. You'll want your router to forward the appropriate ports directly to the computer running the filesharing application.
Fair warning: even forwarding a small range of ports directly to machines behind your router will expose them to the internet and to your ISP's security port scans. This may entail a small surprise on next month's statement if you're sharing an internet connection--it's normally against your provider's Terms of Service.
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