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2 minutes ago, saksham said:

so, should i leave it on? its a home wifi

Yah, leave it on

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It prevents the router from responding to pings and other port scans. Instead of saying "Closed" it just doesn't respond. While it won't prevent a directed attack by someone who knows your information it can stop bots and whatnot from seeing it which can cut down on annoyances.

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17 hours ago, Lurick said:

It prevents the router from responding to pings and other port scans. Instead of saying "Closed" it just doesn't respond. While it won't prevent a directed attack by someone who knows your information it can stop bots and whatnot from seeing it which can cut down on annoyances.

so, should i leave it on? its a home wifi

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