Should i disable firewall on router

Please check out my Netflix help area for more useful guides so you too can enjoy this popular streaming service. Your email address will not be published. Can or should I disable my router firewall? Thread starter Terencek Start date Nov 7, Terencek Expert Member. Joined Jul 14, Messages 1, Advice please! My portable Huawei E router of course has its own firewall. Recently trying to access any number of totally legitimate sites e. Following some serious online research, turning off the router's own firewall SEEMS to have fixed the problem of course I still have the Windows 7 firewall running.

Is this a coincidence, that the Huawei's firewall was blocking legitimate sites perhaps in conflict with the W7 firewall? Is it safe to turn off the hardware firewall when a software one is of course still in effect? Thanks guys! A firewall is every bit as critical to security as an anti-virus program. Firewalls stop malware from spreading to a network and defend against hackers attempting to infiltrate a targeted system.

Disabling a firewall can therefore leave a business vulnerable to abuse, allowing viruses to infect interconnected devices, and giving cybercriminals the opportunity to execute malicious code remotely. Businesses can implement two different kinds of firewalls: software firewalls and hardware firewalls.

The former is installed to an individual computer and protects that particular host from threats, while the latter acts as a bridge between a local area network and wide area network, protecting all of the devices attached to the LAN. Hardware firewalls can be standalone devices or integrated into a router.

Hardware firewalls block ports and restrict incoming traffic, while software firewalls provide a more thorough defense, limiting not just what traffic enters a LAN, but also what traffic leaves it. This can also be a simple hack that could help you get past the strict firewall rules on network connection.

Most times when your router firewall is on, it will lock your connection to NAT3 Network Address Translation which is pretty strict especially when it comes to online gaming. Unfortunately, some games are not compatible with NAT3 connection and you may find it difficult to join online gaming sessions with your friends.

And this is not all, as connecting to Nat3 may also cause your PlayStation to disconnect from PSN frequently or cause it to hang whenever you connect it to the internet especially due to high ping. A lot of people usually have the assumption that it is a bit complicated to access the settings page of their router. However, this is not true as you can easily log in to the settings page of your router through a web browser on your phone.

All you have to do is get the IP address of your router copy paste it to the browser address bar on your browser. Most routers have their IP address on their websites which you can easily search on the internet. The other process would be getting the Default Gateway using your computer, if it uses Windows. Once you have gained access to the configurations page, you should enter the username and password of your router.

Now, most routers usually come with their username and passwords on their user manual.