From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Feb 22 9:26:34 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7FFB37B401 for ; Sat, 22 Feb 2003 09:26:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from pop018.verizon.net (pop018pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.212]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC5D143FAF for ; Sat, 22 Feb 2003 09:26:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.org) Received: from keyslapper.org ([68.160.158.62]) by pop018.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.09 201-253-122-126-109-20020611) with ESMTP id <20030222172631.QIOG1680.pop018.verizon.net@keyslapper.org> for ; Sat, 22 Feb 2003 11:26:31 -0600 Received: from keyslapper.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by keyslapper.org (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id h1MHQW4i052705 for ; Sat, 22 Feb 2003 12:26:32 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.org) Received: (from leblanc@localhost) by keyslapper.org (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id h1MHQWlN052704 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Sat, 22 Feb 2003 12:26:32 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 12:26:31 -0500 From: Louis LeBlanc To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to tell if Port is blocked... Message-ID: <20030222172631.GP45398@keyslapper.org> Reply-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG References: <20030222071513.61900bfe.roddierod@hotpop.com> <20030222134622.GA53734@marvin.penguinpowered.org.uk> <20030222162147.GO45398@keyslapper.org> <200302220843.33735.kstewart@owt.com> <20030222171911.GA2036@raggedclown.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=unknown-8bit Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20030222171911.GA2036@raggedclown.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.3i X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at pop018.verizon.net from [68.160.158.62] at Sat, 22 Feb 2003 11:26:30 -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On 02/22/03 06:19 PM, Cliff Sarginson sat at the `puter and typed: > On Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 08:43:33AM -0800, Kent Stewart wrote: > > > > > > > Last time I looked, Verizon had a no-local sever clause in their Terms > > of Service. If I understand the terms I got correctly, they mean no commercial servers, and they've told me they don't block any ports anyway. > Traceroute is not really the tool you are after. > > You need an external port scan done using another Internet > connection or by a friend, or someone you can trust will > not use the results for nefarious means. > > There are sites that will do simple scans for you > .. but of course is up to you whether you trust them ;). Any such services you 'trust'? Of course I know that's a tough one to answer, but don't worry, I'll do whatever due diligence I can beforehand. > Actually I get scanned several times a day by dopeheads looking for > open-ports on my system. It is a fact of Internet life, it is not rocket > science. Probably everyone on this list, certainly if they have a > (semi)permanent net connection gets scanned as well. > > If your ISP is blocking you..change your ISP. Yeah, but AT&T Broadband just changed hands again, and they still haven't turned on in my area. I don't know what their practices will be anyway, so I'll have to do some due diligence there too. Thanks Lou -- Louis LeBlanc leblanc@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ You may already be a loser. -- Form letter received by Rodney Dangerfield. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message