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    Static ports, is it safe?

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      mcury Rebel Alliance @Antibiotic
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      @Antibiotic This is outbound NAT, not portforward. You are safe.

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        Antibiotic @mcury
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        @mcury But TCP usually also need or UDP is OK, for gaming

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          mcury Rebel Alliance @Antibiotic
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          @Antibiotic said in Static ports, is it safe?:

          @mcury But TCP usually also need or UDP is OK, for gaming

          What you are doing is saying, source port doesn't change.
          If your computer/game uses a source port of 4000 for an example, it will go out through the WAN using that same source port.
          That is what that static means.

          Usually, that port is randomized, you just disabled that behavior.
          Ports inbound remains closed.

          Edit:
          This is a simpler way of accomplishing the same thing:

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            Antibiotic @mcury
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            @mcury But you made. all static. What the benefits? I did static only ephemeral port, as understood usually using for gaming

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              mcury Rebel Alliance @Antibiotic
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              So, your doubt about being safe, is that understood, right ?

              But you made. all static. What the benefits? I did static only ephemeral port, as understood usually using for gaming

              I don't see a reason to some ports are static and others not.
              Sometimes, for VOIP (UDP 5060), PBX and a few other applications, you need just that port, so it's ok to do it only for that.

              But for games, I really don't care, just set everything like I did..
              I've been using like that for years, not a single problem with it.

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                Antibiotic @mcury
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                @mcury said in Static ports, is it safe?:

                But for games, I really don't care, just set everything like I did..
                I've been using like that for years, not a single problem with it.

                OK , thank you for assistance)))

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                  mcury Rebel Alliance @Antibiotic
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                  @Antibiotic said in Static ports, is it safe?:

                  OK , thank you for assistance)))

                  You are welcome

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                    Gblenn @Antibiotic
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                    @Antibiotic What is it that you are actually trying to achieve? Are you having trouble playing a specific game? There is normally no need to do anything, with any ports, unless you are actually hosting a game and your friends want to connect...

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                      Antibiotic @Gblenn
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                      @Gblenn No, just think mb this better, for avoiding bufferbloat and faster ping

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                        Gblenn @Antibiotic
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                        @Antibiotic Really? And how would any of those two things be related to your outgoing ports?

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