Is port forwarding risk when trying to run a Bf2 server

[vesa01]

I was thinking about setting up a Battlefield 2 gameserver. I must therefore set up a static ip address and open ports that are required by the game.

Is it possible that opening those ports might be a security risk. Is it possible that someone might try to access my computer through those ports?

 

[neieus]

Well technically speaking opening any ports is a risk at some level. I doubt you will have much to worry about but if your routing keeps a security log it wouldn't hurt to check it from time to time to see what type of activity you are receiving. If your server will be used by say friends or people you know then you should be fine but if you're going to open it to the world then you may want to monitor things as mentioned before.