Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:50:36 -0500 From: Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net> To: ross <ross.penner@gmail.com>, Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ISP blocking specific ports Message-ID: <20051123054608.D730.GERARD@seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: <op.s0oah1dyw0tva9@ross.inet> References: <20051122214654.V14604@tripel.monochrome.org> <op.s0oah1dyw0tva9@ross.inet>
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On Tuesday, November 22, 2005 9:57:27 PM, ross <ross.penner@gmail.com> Subject: Re: ISP blocking specific ports Wrote these words of wisdom: > On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 18:48:20 -0800, Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> > wrote: > > > On Tue, 22 Nov 2005, ross wrote: > > > >> Hi, I have a feeling that my isp is blocking remote access to port 80 > >> and 21 of my computer. I have the ftp sever running but I can only > >> connect from a local machine. I'm curious if there is a way I can test > >> this. > > > > Try connecting from outside? Ask your ISP, or look at their terms of use? > > I was more just curious if there was a simple preexisting way to check > that sort of thing. Not a big deal. > > > >> I'm also wondering in what configuration file do I change the port that > >> ftpd listens on? I can't seem to find it anywhere. > > > > Look in /etc/services for this sort of thing. > > > > HTH. > > > > -- > > Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org > > ** [ Busy Expunging <|> ] > > Thanks for the info > -- > What time is it? > > Dodgeball Time! ***** REPLY SEPARATOR ***** On 10/11/2005 5:29:42 PM, Gerard Replied: This might be a long shot, but if you have recently installed a new router, you might want to insure that it is not blocking those ports. I had just such a situation recently similar to what you are experiencing. -- Gerard Seibert gerard@seibercom.net "The early worm, on the other hand... gets eaten." Anonymous
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