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I'm not exactly a networking expert and am currently having some issues with my new sitecom router (firmware is upgraded to the latest version)
When NAT is enabled on my router and the router firewall is on
... when I use the shieldsup! utility GRC is providing, it tells me all ports are stealth. ....when I turn my firewall off, all ports are closed.
However, with my firewall up, i'm having trouble using some sites, for instance just surfing to thepiratebay.org.
Is NAT protecting me sufficiently? I'm not exactly keen on turning my firewall off, but I would think i'd be allowed to surf any website.
Thanx in advance, rinze
what os, what firewall? – Nifle – 2010-09-08T07:58:59.483
Which router are you using? – AndrejaKo – 2010-09-08T08:57:26.670
It's a sitecom modemrouter (WL-348). The firewall I'm talking about is my router's firewall. Not the one on my pc('s), which is AVG btw. – Syg – 2010-09-09T11:08:53.713
What you are running into is the torrents that you are (I'm assuming downloading from comments below) are not setup with the specified ports that your torrent client is utilizing. Since thepiratebay is mainly an operation that illegally distributes illegal content I will not help any more – James Mertz – 2010-10-13T05:10:20.543
This question is off topic not because of the content, but the intent. Super User cannot nor will condone or in any way assist in any activities that could be considered illegal. – BinaryMisfit – 2010-10-13T07:33:36.957
This is so ridiculous, I can hardly find the words to describe it. But ok. First off, not all use (or intent) of torrents is illegal. Second, where do I say I'm downloading torrents anyway? It has absolutely nothing to do with it. The piratebay is just an example I mentioned beacause it's a well known site. I'm having the same problem with a dutch movie website. – Syg – 2010-11-28T10:49:02.557