well, I took off the DMZ and put just about everything back to the way that it was, except the static IP. I dont really leave the computer on a lot, so the DMZ is not that big of a deal to me. It is a computer that i turn on and use, probably about once every week or two. When i do, I will be nice and turn the torrent program on to upload, but since i am not on that computer much, i dont worry about it too much. I dont really have much of any real personal info on it either. so that is why I was not too worried about it. But the simple fact is, Yes, you are correct that I should just use a router. But the reason I dont, is I have bought routers in the past that i have used that way, and after some time, they always seem to go bad. I have tried many brands too. and when it does go, then i have to go buy another one and have to deal with the thing messing up until I get the new one in. funny thing is, routers are the only thing I usually have problems with. My switch is about 8 or 10 years old, and still works.. My last VOIP box, I had for about 6 years, and still worked fine when I sent it back because of going over to the obi. But routers, a year.. maybe a tad more.. and those always seem to go bad. dont know why, but that is why i lost faith in using them like that. And when it goes down, it is not just one computer, but the whole house. I would say it is because of bad power, but the power is pretty steady, plus I have all that stuff hooked up to battery back-ups, or UPS's, and not really cheap ones either, so it is not a power issue. Like I said, i dont know why, but they routers are the things that always go on me.. so that is why I dont want to go that route, with a regular router in place of the obi box.
