port forwarding: is it safe?

[chesseylol]

I wanted to know if port forwarding is safe. It sounds like Revealing your IP so people can join. Help? :smile:

[Wootman]

Its safe

[cpf]

Completely safe, barring srcds vulnerabilities, but then we're all screwed.

[chesseylol]

I don't want people to join my server and steal my IP address.
If they do, how do I stop them from messing my server up?

I think maybe an admin mod, like ULX can stop them. BANHAMMER :fuckoff:
:smile:

[Bloodclaw]

[QUOTE=chesseylol;24540825]I don't want people to join my server and steal my IP address.
If they do, how do I stop them from messing my server up?

I think maybe an admin mod, like ULX can stop them. BANHAMMER (smack)
:smile:[/QUOTE]

"Stealing" your IP address is impossible. Preventing them from messing your server (OS side) could be done by installing an efficient firewall, and with an admin mod (I find the one you said perfect for that) you may ban minges or cheaters or whatever is ban-worthy.

[Willox]

I assume cheeseylol was joking.

[Buggzie]

I can steal any ip becoz i be's a hax0r ;o be awaree!!!

jkz, you cant lose your ip unless its non-static.

[usocrazy]

If youre worried about exploits, maybe running your server inside an Virtual machine would help, idk.

[cpf]

yeah maybe make sure your bios is on

[usocrazy]

[QUOTE=cpf;24598484]yeah maybe make sure your bios is on[/QUOTE]

what the fuck am i reading?

[a7y]

[QUOTE=usocrazy;24599164]what the fuck am i reading?[/QUOTE]

He's making fun of your other post.

[usocrazy]

fffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu i meant to put Virtual machine instead of OS

[chesseylol]

[QUOTE=Willox;24541159]I assume cheeseylol was joking.[/QUOTE]

I wasn't joking. :buddy: