DMZ setting??

[Rafa]

Replacing my ASUS router with Rt-AC3100.

Do any of you guys have your modem setup to DMZ? Buddy of mine is helping me change up my router/modem setting. I have never done this. I have just connected my router to RG and run your normal setup it says on quick setup. I run everything off of router. I turn off the WIFI on the modem.

So now with DMZ setup on my MODEM, having a little more hardtime setting up the router with all connected devices. Port forwarding cameras and such.

Is this DMZ worth it, or should I go back to normal way of setting it up. Or is DMZ more secure?

Thanks

[Tx Redneck]

Anything you put in DMZ(Demilitarized Zone) is completely open to the innertubes and without the benefit of the firewall. I do NOT recommend it for anything other than testing purposes.

What are you trying to do?

[Rafa]

Nothing fancy. On how I understood it from him, was it is pushing all the traffic straight to my router and letting its firewall do the work besides modem?

Mentioned more secured. I have no issues setting up my modem/router back to default and setting up the normal way I've done before, which is the "quick setup" I have done in past.


also, would installing the merlin ddwrt on it is worth it

[Tx Redneck]

Ok, I thought he meant something different by the verbiage. He's saying to set the modem in bridge and let the router handle DHCP, and this is perfectly safe.

[Rafa]

we set modem to dmz and the allowed application as the router.
Then checked the "Allow all application" box.

Did not do any "bridge" changes in the modem.

[Rafa]

main issue is getting my wireless cameras to stay up. I can't view them off of my home network. Which is why I'm debating on going back the normal way.

[Tx Redneck]

Set it to bridge and try again.

[Rafa]

NO bridge mode for my modem(ATT-5268ac).

Read that dmz is close to bridge mode there is?

Feel like going back to normal cuz I'm going nuts with this stuff..ha

[Tx Redneck]

return your router and buy modem router combo and don't rent one from ATT?

[abecx]

DMZ is not a bridge mode, its still a NAT. It allows a single host to appear public. Dont do this. This setup is archaic and stupid.

Fix your camera application, or VPN into your home network.

[Rafa]

yea, I'm going to go back to way I've been doing it. This shit is not my cup of tea. What I get trying something new I have no business trying.


thanks

[Tx Redneck]

what was your reason for doin it in the first place?

[Rafa]

talking with buddy about getting new router since my other the wifi started to drop at random. Started little over a year ago. Just recently got worse. It dropped for almost a whole day one time till I got home to reboot dang thing. Tried multiple changes from reading threads. He just asked how I setup and mentioned for me to try this way which is how he has it.

[Tx Redneck]

are you on dsl or their uverse?

[Rafa]

uverse

with their 5268ac RG. I have WIFI on it turned off, and always have. Always used 3rd party router.