That is an extremely bad idea, and is also unnecessary. You have just put out a sign saying "Here I am, Hack Me Baby!". Without NAT or a firewall to protect you from incoming threats, your box will likely be quickly compromised. Just forward the necessary ports, keep NAT up, and turn off firewall. Once you have the server working, turn on the firewall and set it to let the proper ports through. I've ran that way for years without problems.
I once made the mistake of connecting my laptop to the Internet with no nat or firewall. It didn't last 5 minutes, and I ended up having to wipe windows and reinstall because the bug it picked up was one of those that corrupted every executable it could find. I lost everything on the box.
Oh i just had a look at my router config ...i also added my server to the DMZ so the pulic address points to my LAN address. Try that! Best of luck Regards Dave
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