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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Blocking servers: Comcast accidently blocks gamers
Does anyone know what ports were blocked? On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 23:14:47 -0400 (EDT), Sean Donelan wrote: > > >People use the Internet for a lot of different reasons. Its not >all client/server access. End-to-end communications occurs between >many applications. Its always interesting to watch what things >break when ISPs start filtering ports, even if it happens accidently. > >http://news.com.com/2100-1043_3-5091176.html > >A Comcast representative confirmed that the problem was with the cable >company. A routine upgrade of the software some Comcast routers use >inadvertently blocked access to certain server ports, the representative >said, adding that the problem was fixed late Monday. ISPs commonly use >port-blocking rules to restrict access to a server that may be generating >hacking attacks or other objectionable activity. -- Jeff Shultz Network Support Willamette Valley Internet [email protected]
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