Hi, I have my AT&T gateway setup in IP Passthrough (the closest it can get to "bridge" mode), but it's unclear if this also disables the firewall for the device configured to be forwarded. I'd prefer to only use my primary router's firewall as it's more robust than this device and I don't want to have to deal with two separate / possibly conflicting configurations. Also some features that are enabled on the BGW by default like SIP ALG have a history of vulnerabilities so it may be worsening security.
So my questions are:
1.) Does enabling IP Passthrough automatically disable the firewall for the MAC address listed?
2.) Could turning off the firewall altogether on the BGW allow the modem to get compromised when it's being used solely as a bridge with IP Passthrough?
So my questions are:
1.) Does enabling IP Passthrough automatically disable the firewall for the MAC address listed?
2.) Could turning off the firewall altogether on the BGW allow the modem to get compromised when it's being used solely as a bridge with IP Passthrough?