Author Topic: is porting forward bad? (Read 2555 times)

B Man · August 06, 2009, 04:07:41 PM

my dad wont let me beacuse he said it opens up your PC so if someone on a server has a viris you can get it? is it true? BADSPOT plz respone

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Bisjac · August 06, 2009, 04:09:11 PM

no its not true. tell your dad to learn more about computers

Frontrox · August 06, 2009, 04:09:31 PM

Your dad must be brain dead to think that.

Flying Ace · August 06, 2009, 04:13:33 PM

No, not true I hosted on my old computer all the time, if my new computer could forward ports I'd be hosting right now..

Bisjac · August 06, 2009, 04:14:29 PM

by default, many of your ports are open to the internet.
tell your dad he should block port 80 to prevent most all bad things from ever happening.

B Man · August 06, 2009, 04:24:42 PM

then how do i port forward?

Void · August 06, 2009, 04:28:36 PM

http://www.portforward.com/ is an easy way. There is also this.

MtnDew · August 06, 2009, 04:33:51 PM

Your dad must be brain dead to think that.

His dad should join my clan.

Pun intended.

Sockton · August 06, 2009, 04:42:44 PM

Wait..

someone else on the forums asked this same exact question..

Kevdude · August 06, 2009, 05:11:11 PM

Has your father shun technology? Or forgot how to use Google?

Muzzles56 · August 06, 2009, 05:20:26 PM

Wait..

someone else on the forums asked this same exact question..

Xia The Ninja · August 06, 2009, 05:41:44 PM

*Also waits*

Chrono · August 06, 2009, 06:42:18 PM

Short answer. No.

Sockton · August 06, 2009, 06:51:29 PM

<Waits for Badspot to post about his dad shovels coal and he's a professional computer programmer>

ahaha! :D

.::Taboo::. · August 06, 2009, 08:10:07 PM

Why are parents so stupid?
Geez.
Not even my starfish parents were that stupid.