Router firewall

hi think i have disabled my routers wireless?
and i have also disabled upnp.

will the routers firewall still be active?

can you just check below as well that i have disabled the wireless properly cheers

[Raistlin]

Should be.

The firewall sits between wireless and LAN, and also between WAN and LAN. I'm assuming it's connected to something the other side (phone line, cable modem, whatever).

Have a look at the other settings, there's normally one there specifically for the firewall.

Originally Posted by Rob M

Should be.

The firewall sits between wireless and LAN, and also between WAN and LAN. I'm assuming it's connected to something the other side (phone line, cable modem, whatever).

Have a look at the other settings, there's normally one there specifically for the firewall.

hi the only refrence to a firewall i can find is here in the WAN setup

[Raistlin]

If you tick the box that says 'Disable SPI Firewall' you will have turned the firewall off (SPI = Stateful Packet Inspection).

Until then it will (or at least should) continue to operate in the usual manner, keeping in mind the limitations of the firewall (it's probably checking inbound connection attempts only) and any configuration changes you have applied (for example any ports you may have opened/forwarded).

Originally Posted by Rob M

If you tick the box that says 'Disable SPI Firewall' you will have turned the firewall off (SPI = Stateful Packet Inspection).

Until then it will (or at least should) continue to operate in the usual manner, keeping in mind the limitations of the firewall (it's probably checking inbound connection attempts only) and any configuration changes you have applied (for example any ports you may have opened/forwarded).

ok cheers! i have KASPERSKY INTERNET SECURITY as well i just wanted the router firewall as an extra layer of security.
its ok to run them both i assume?

[Raistlin]

Yep, they should run fine together.

Kaspersky will protect the host that it's running on (providing both inbound and outbound filtering, if configured correctly), and the router will (or should) protect everything behind it from unsolicited connection attempts from the Internet.

cheers guys!!

[Raistlin]

There's only one of me, but you're very welcome