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only forwarded while the trigger is active.
Few applications truly require the use of the DMZ host. Following are examples of when a
DMZ host might be required:
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A host needs to support several applications that might use overlapping ingress ports
such that two port forwarding rules cannot be used because they would potentially be in
conflict.
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To handle incoming connections that use a protocol other than ICMP, TCP, UDP, and
IGMP (also GRE and ESP, when these protocols are enabled by the PPTP and IPSec
ALGs ).
Enable DMZ
Putting a computer in the DMZ may expose that computer to a variety of security risks.
Use of this option is only recommended as a last resort.
DMZ IP Address
Specify the LAN IP address of the LAN computer that you want to have unrestricted Internet
communication.
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