Router firewall and portforwarding

iLoveRAM

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I want to turn my old pc into a minecraft server.
I did portforwarded but it didnt work.
I saw that the port is open but the router firewall is blocking it.
I was wondering how safe is it to turn off router firewall and is there any other option for portforwarding.
 

egilbe

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it is not safe to turn off router firewall, but you can place your server in a DMZ so others can connect to it from outside, but it leaves your server vulnerable to attack, which firewalls prevent.