Thread: Broadband Firewall help please

Quote: Originally Posted by Faceman Is it better to totally disable the firewall on the router via the router homepage? Would this enable a better connection for say gaming? Or is it better to put it on a intermediate level? Leave it switched on, won't make any difference to gaming that you will notice but will make a big difference to your security. As for an intermediate level, well it is only a choice of on or off on my Netgear.

I never touch the settings on my firewall for gaming unless I have serious issues. Only then would I open a specific port that is used only by the game. 99% of the time, my games work perfectly online.

Is it better to totally disable the firewall on the router via the router homepage? Would this enable a better connection for say gaming? Or is it better to put it on a intermediate level?

For peace of mind, it is better to leave the router's firewall alone.