Can I selectively turn off my router's firewall only for certain devices connected to it?

Since you're abusing MSIE as a webbrowser, I doubt that you're seriously concerned for any security. Just turn it off for all devices.

That's because Linksys doesn't offer a firewall device.

If you had a firewall you could easily create rules to forward traffic to your phone and to allow traffic out from it, without compromising your network.

Don't listen to those fools. Your Linksys should allow you to set forwarding rules or a DMZ bastion host. You can configure the firewall to make your SKype phone (for example) a host in the 'DMZ.' While in the DMZ this host (called a bastion host) will pretty much be open to the Internet.

Granted - the terms used are not really representative of a traditional/REAL firewall topologies you would find outside of someone's home but the idea is the same.

Try that and see how it works.

Yea, and the DMZ is not a real DMZ like a proper firewall would offer. It's on the same network as the LAN, so there is a good chance that the LAN computers could be compromised.

What he really wants to do is get a better device, firewall with a real DMZ, or just setup port forwarding in the LAN to the device.

It's a freakin' HOME network - there's absolutely no reason why he needs to go spend $500+ for a more robust firewall when the $100 Linksys does the job.

How do you know?

Gentlemen (and ladies),

I think there has been some misunderstanding. My router is Belkin Pre- N F5D8230-4 v2 not linksys (re read my post). Could you explain me what is DMZ? You may want to see my other thread here:

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No, it's only people that don't want to admit that they have nothing to protect that keep telling people that a firewall isn't necessary. While A cheap appliance can e had for about $300, that's the lowest end of what I've seen that I would ever consider for protecting a computer that has any personal information on it.

You can live in the dream world where no persons computer is compromised, where they don't have any information loss, where they their identity means nothing, but most people don't live in your world.