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| Sabbin:
--- Quote from: Chrono on May 09, 2009, 12:24:49 PM ---Tell your dad he's an idiot and doesn't know the difference between firewalls and forwards. --- End quote --- No, I'll get friggin grounded till eternity, he's tough. |
| Chrono:
If you get grounded for saying that, then he's not tough. He isn't open to understanding. |
| zombiedude7:
well its not that it isnt dangerous it is. things you could get from port fowarding: 1.bugs 2.slower internet 3.computer crashes 4.hacked |
| Chrono:
--- Quote from: zombiedude7 on May 09, 2009, 03:18:22 PM ---well its not that it isnt dangerous it is. things you could get from port fowarding: 1.bugs 2.slower internet 3.computer crashes 4.hacked --- End quote --- 1. No, you're only allowing connections on certain ports for use with an application using those ports. 2. No, as said, it only allows connections on certain ports, and will not slow down anything just because the ports are forwarded. 3. Are you stupid? 4. No. |
| Tojehusiza:
--- Quote from: supertoxic on May 09, 2009, 11:41:51 AM ---Like Chrono said. Port forwarding only directs traffic to your open Blockland program. Whoever told you that it can give you spyware, viruses, .etc, is paranoid. --- End quote --- My parents did. I kept telling them :3.. |
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