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Charles Newman
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 Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 2:13 pm Post subject: ALL incoming ports now BLOCKED on Comcast |
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Comcast is now blocking ALL incoming traffic into
your PC, so anything even thinking of running a server
of any kind had better forget it. If you were running
any kind of online radio station, as I was, a good
alternative that works, and starting at a reasonable
price is Live 365, at http://www.live365.com.
If you are a Comcast subscriber attempting to run
your own streaming audio and want an alternative,
Live365 is the way to go. Packages that include
the ability to do live streaming from your computer
start at $20 monthly. I have been trying to start
my own online talk show and discovered that
Comcast is now blocking all incoming traffic
to customer computers. I did that by
connecting back to my setup by using an
open proxy server, and disovered that
all incoming traffic is now blocked. |
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Patrick Klos
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| Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 2:13 pm Post subject: Re: ALL incoming ports now BLOCKED on Comcast |
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In article <tomstiller-D93828.09081007092006@comcast.dca.giganews.com>,
Tom Stiller <tomstiller@comcast.net> wrote:
| Quote: | In article <7budnZQDKaJDl53YnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Charles Newman" <charlesnewman1@comcast.do.not.spam.me.net> wrote:
Comcast is now blocking ALL incoming traffic into
your PC, so anything even thinking of running a server of any kind
had better forget it. If you were running any kind of online radio
station, as I was, a good alternative that works, and starting at a
reasonable price is Live 365, at http://www.live365.com. If you are a
Comcast subscriber attempting to run your own streaming audio and
want an alternative, Live365 is the way to go. Packages that include
the ability to do live streaming from your computer start at $20
monthly. I have been trying to start my own online talk show and
discovered that Comcast is now blocking all incoming traffic to
customer computers. I did that by connecting back to my setup by
using an open proxy server, and disovered that all incoming traffic
is now blocked.
Then how is it that I still see hundreds of probes per day for ports
like 1026, 1027, 1028, not to mention the occasional probe for FTP, HTTP
and SSH ports?
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Maybe they're being blocked at Comcast's main connection(s) to the Internet
and not within the Comcast cloud itself? In that case, the probes would
be coming from other Comcast connection machines?? Just a possibility.
Patrick
========= For LAN/WAN Protocol Analysis, check out PacketView Pro! =========
Patrick Klos Email: patrick@klos.com
Klos Technologies, Inc. Web: http://www.klos.com/
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Tom Stiller
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| Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 2:13 pm Post subject: Re: ALL incoming ports now BLOCKED on Comcast |
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In article <7budnZQDKaJDl53YnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Charles Newman" <charlesnewman1@comcast.do.not.spam.me.net> wrote:
| Quote: | X-No-Archive: Yes
Comcast is now blocking ALL incoming traffic into
your PC, so anything even thinking of running a server of any kind
had better forget it. If you were running any kind of online radio
station, as I was, a good alternative that works, and starting at a
reasonable price is Live 365, at http://www.live365.com. If you are a
Comcast subscriber attempting to run your own streaming audio and
want an alternative, Live365 is the way to go. Packages that include
the ability to do live streaming from your computer start at $20
monthly. I have been trying to start my own online talk show and
discovered that Comcast is now blocking all incoming traffic to
customer computers. I did that by connecting back to my setup by
using an open proxy server, and disovered that all incoming traffic
is now blocked.
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Then how is it that I still see hundreds of probes per day for ports
like 1026, 1027, 1028, not to mention the occasional probe for FTP, HTTP
and SSH ports?
--
Tom Stiller
PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3
7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF |
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Charles Newman
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| Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 2:13 pm Post subject: Re: ALL incoming ports now BLOCKED on Comcast |
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"Tom Stiller" <tomstiller@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:tomstiller-D93828.09081007092006@comcast.dca.giganews.com...
| Quote: | In article <7budnZQDKaJDl53YnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Charles Newman" <charlesnewman1@comcast.do.not.spam.me.net> wrote:
X-No-Archive: Yes
Comcast is now blocking ALL incoming traffic into
your PC, so anything even thinking of running a server of any kind
had better forget it. If you were running any kind of online radio
station, as I was, a good alternative that works, and starting at a
reasonable price is Live 365, at http://www.live365.com. If you are a
Comcast subscriber attempting to run your own streaming audio and
want an alternative, Live365 is the way to go. Packages that include
the ability to do live streaming from your computer start at $20
monthly. I have been trying to start my own online talk show and
discovered that Comcast is now blocking all incoming traffic to
customer computers. I did that by connecting back to my setup by
using an open proxy server, and disovered that all incoming traffic
is now blocked.
Then how is it that I still see hundreds of probes per day for ports
like 1026, 1027, 1028, not to mention the occasional probe for FTP, HTTP
and SSH ports?
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Well, here in Sacramento, it is 100 percent blocked.
I tested that by attempting to connect back in to the
server I had, by using an open relay in Latvia. The
connection did not work, but when I changed the
connection settings to go without the proxy, the
connection worked. It is 100 percent blocked, here
in Sacramento. |
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Tom Stiller
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| Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: ALL incoming ports now BLOCKED on Comcast |
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In article <edp683$1ggq$1@pyrite.mv.net>,
pklos@osmium.mv.net (Patrick Klos) wrote:
| Quote: | In article <tomstiller-D93828.09081007092006@comcast.dca.giganews.com>,
Tom Stiller <tomstiller@comcast.net> wrote:
In article <7budnZQDKaJDl53YnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Charles Newman" <charlesnewman1@comcast.do.not.spam.me.net> wrote:
Comcast is now blocking ALL incoming traffic into
your PC, so anything even thinking of running a server of any kind
had better forget it. If you were running any kind of online radio
station, as I was, a good alternative that works, and starting at a
reasonable price is Live 365, at http://www.live365.com. If you are a
Comcast subscriber attempting to run your own streaming audio and
want an alternative, Live365 is the way to go. Packages that include
the ability to do live streaming from your computer start at $20
monthly. I have been trying to start my own online talk show and
discovered that Comcast is now blocking all incoming traffic to
customer computers. I did that by connecting back to my setup by
using an open proxy server, and disovered that all incoming traffic
is now blocked.
Then how is it that I still see hundreds of probes per day for ports
like 1026, 1027, 1028, not to mention the occasional probe for FTP, HTTP
and SSH ports?
Maybe they're being blocked at Comcast's main connection(s) to the Internet
and not within the Comcast cloud itself? In that case, the probes would
be coming from other Comcast connection machines?? Just a possibility.
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A possibility, but not a fact. Checks of originating IP addresses shows
them to come from all over the world: US, China, Bulgaria, France, etc.
--
Tom Stiller
PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3
7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF |
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Warren
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| Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:07 pm Post subject: Re: ALL incoming ports now BLOCKED on Comcast |
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Charles Newman wrote:
| Quote: | Comcast is now blocking ALL incoming traffic into
your PC,
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If that were true, you wouldn't be able to do anything. You wouldn't be
able to browse. You wouldn't be able to get any e-mail. You wouldn't be
able to read newsgroups. You couldn't do anything with your connection if
all incoming traffic was blocked.
What's the point of an Internet connection that allows no incoming
traffic?
--
Warren H.
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Disclaimer: My views reflect those of myself, and not my
employer, my friends, nor (as she often tells me) my wife.
Any resemblance to the views of anybody living or dead is
coincidental. No animals were hurt in the writing of this
response -- unless you count my dog who desperately wants
to go outside now.
Power Lawncare Tools for Spring Clean-up:
http://www.holzemville.com/mall/blackanddecker/ |
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Oren
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| Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:37 pm Post subject: Re: ALL incoming ports now BLOCKED on Comcast |
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On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 05:04:36 -0700, "Charles Newman"
<charlesnewman1@comcast.do.not.spam.me.net> wrote:
Why not?
| Quote: | Comcast is now blocking all incoming traffic
to customer computers.
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The call center would be over-whelmed....
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Oren
"Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly." |
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DLR
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| Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 11:17 pm Post subject: Re: ALL incoming ports now BLOCKED on Comcast |
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Patrick Klos wrote:
| Quote: | In article <tomstiller-D93828.09081007092006@comcast.dca.giganews.com>,
Tom Stiller <tomstiller@comcast.net> wrote:
In article <7budnZQDKaJDl53YnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Charles Newman" <charlesnewman1@comcast.do.not.spam.me.net> wrote:
Comcast is now blocking ALL incoming traffic into
your PC, so anything even thinking of running a server of any kind
had better forget it. If you were running any kind of online radio
station, as I was, a good alternative that works, and starting at a
reasonable price is Live 365, at http://www.live365.com. If you are a
Comcast subscriber attempting to run your own streaming audio and
want an alternative, Live365 is the way to go. Packages that include
the ability to do live streaming from your computer start at $20
monthly. I have been trying to start my own online talk show and
discovered that Comcast is now blocking all incoming traffic to
customer computers. I did that by connecting back to my setup by
using an open proxy server, and disovered that all incoming traffic
is now blocked.
Then how is it that I still see hundreds of probes per day for ports
like 1026, 1027, 1028, not to mention the occasional probe for FTP, HTTP
and SSH ports?
Maybe they're being blocked at Comcast's main connection(s) to the Internet
and not within the Comcast cloud itself? In that case, the probes would
be coming from other Comcast connection machines?? Just a possibility.
I just tried and was able to connect to my mother-in-law's router web |
interface via 8080. I'm on a Bellsouth wholesaled DSL backbone in NC
connecting to her in MD. |
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Eric
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| Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:27 pm Post subject: Re: ALL incoming ports now BLOCKED on Comcast |
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Charles Newman wrote:
| Quote: | X-No-Archive: Yes
Comcast is now blocking ALL incoming traffic into
your PC, so anything even thinking of running a server
of any kind had better forget it. If you were running
any kind of online radio station, as I was, a good
alternative that works, and starting at a reasonable
price is Live 365, at http://www.live365.com.
If you are a Comcast subscriber attempting to run
your own streaming audio and want an alternative,
Live365 is the way to go. Packages that include
the ability to do live streaming from your computer
start at $20 monthly. I have been trying to start
my own online talk show and discovered that
Comcast is now blocking all incoming traffic
to customer computers. I did that by
connecting back to my setup by using an
open proxy server, and disovered that
all incoming traffic is now blocked.
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If this isn't spam for live365.com, maybe they detected you were
streamming a radio station and started blocking all the ports to YOUR
computer. Just a thought... |
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f/fgeorge
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| Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:07 pm Post subject: Re: ALL incoming ports now BLOCKED on Comcast |
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On 9 Sep 2006 06:54:32 -0700, "Eric" <egrumling@comcast.net> wrote:
| Quote: | Charles Newman wrote:
X-No-Archive: Yes
Comcast is now blocking ALL incoming traffic into
your PC, so anything even thinking of running a server
of any kind had better forget it. If you were running
any kind of online radio station, as I was, a good
alternative that works, and starting at a reasonable
price is Live 365, at http://www.live365.com.
If you are a Comcast subscriber attempting to run
your own streaming audio and want an alternative,
Live365 is the way to go. Packages that include
the ability to do live streaming from your computer
start at $20 monthly. I have been trying to start
my own online talk show and discovered that
Comcast is now blocking all incoming traffic
to customer computers. I did that by
connecting back to my setup by using an
open proxy server, and disovered that
all incoming traffic is now blocked.
If this isn't spam for live365.com, maybe they detected you were
streamming a radio station and started blocking all the ports to YOUR
computer. Just a thought...
I believe this is spam, as you first thought. I have Comcast and my |
ports are not blocked, just filtered by me. |
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Charles Newman
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:32 am Post subject: Re: ALL incoming ports now BLOCKED on Comcast |
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X-No-Archive: Yes
"Charles Newman" <charlesnewman1@comcast.do.not.spam.me.net> wrote in
message news:7budnZQDKaJDl53YnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@comcast.com...
| Quote: | X-No-Archive: Yes
Comcast is now blocking ALL incoming traffic into
your PC, so anything even thinking of running a server
of any kind had better forget it. If you were running
any kind of online radio station, as I was, a good
alternative that works, and starting at a reasonable
price is Live 365, at http://www.live365.com.
If you are a Comcast subscriber attempting to run
your own streaming audio and want an alternative,
Live365 is the way to go. Packages that include
the ability to do live streaming from your computer
start at $20 monthly. I have been trying to start
my own online talk show and discovered that
Comcast is now blocking all incoming traffic
to customer computers. I did that by
connecting back to my setup by using an
open proxy server, and disovered that
all incoming traffic is now blocked.
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Now those MOTHER *** are blocking outgoing
access to myLive365 broadcast account. If I try to connect directly,
Studio365 Live will tell me it cannot connect, but if I
connect through an open Socks 5 proxy server, I get
through with no problem.
Unfortunately Comcast is the ONLY option I have for
Internet where I live. I cannot use dial-up, because the
computers I have did not even COME with modems and
most computers today do not come with modems anymore,
and the computer stores around here do not CARRY modems in
stock anymore. I cannot get DSL, becuase of the loop distance,
unless I want to pay in excess of $100 plus a month for
business-level service, so I am just stuck with having to use
someone's misconfigured Socks 5 proxy server when I want
to broadcast. Geez, this really ROYALLY PISSES ME
**OFF**!!! As it is, I have to cut the bitrate down to 32K,
from 64K, to guarantee that I can broadcast with most Socks
proxy servers out there. |
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Bill M.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:19 pm Post subject: Re: ALL incoming ports now BLOCKED on Comcast |
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On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:32:35 -0700, "Charles Newman"
<charlesnewman1@comcast.do.not.spam.me.net> wrote:
| Quote: | X-No-Archive: Yes
"Charles Newman" <charlesnewman1@comcast.do.not.spam.me.net> wrote in
message news:7budnZQDKaJDl53YnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@comcast.com...
X-No-Archive: Yes
Comcast is now blocking ALL incoming traffic into
your PC, so anything even thinking of running a server
of any kind had better forget it. If you were running
any kind of online radio station, as I was, a good
alternative that works, and starting at a reasonable
price is Live 365, at http://www.live365.com.
If you are a Comcast subscriber attempting to run
your own streaming audio and want an alternative,
Live365 is the way to go. Packages that include
the ability to do live streaming from your computer
start at $20 monthly. I have been trying to start
my own online talk show and discovered that
Comcast is now blocking all incoming traffic
to customer computers. I did that by
connecting back to my setup by using an
open proxy server, and disovered that
all incoming traffic is now blocked.
Now those MOTHER *** are blocking outgoing
access to myLive365 broadcast account. If I try to connect directly,
Studio365 Live will tell me it cannot connect, but if I
connect through an open Socks 5 proxy server, I get
through with no problem.
Unfortunately Comcast is the ONLY option I have for
Internet where I live. I cannot use dial-up, because the
computers I have did not even COME with modems and
most computers today do not come with modems anymore,
and the computer stores around here do not CARRY modems in
stock anymore. I cannot get DSL, becuase of the loop distance,
unless I want to pay in excess of $100 plus a month for
business-level service, so I am just stuck with having to use
someone's misconfigured Socks 5 proxy server when I want
to broadcast. Geez, this really ROYALLY PISSES ME
**OFF**!!! As it is, I have to cut the bitrate down to 32K,
from 64K, to guarantee that I can broadcast with most Socks
proxy servers out there.
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Get a Business account if you want to broadcast. You're not supposed
to be doing that on a Residential account anyway. I'm sure your
neighbors appreciate Comcast's efforts to block you so that they have
a chance to enjoy their service, too. By the way, since you have
access to the Internet, I assume you have access to online stores such
a Newegg. They have truckloads of modems at low prices, so go ahead
and switch to dial-up if that meets your needs better.
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Bill |
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Charles Newman
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:27 pm Post subject: DNS problems again (Was: ALL incoming ports now BLOCKED on C |
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X-No-Archive: Yes
"Bill M." <wbillups@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0pkqg21d78q55bd39p9ic9k7ihqapf1pag@4ax.com...
| Quote: | On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:32:35 -0700, "Charles Newman"
charlesnewman1@comcast.do.not.spam.me.net> wrote:
X-No-Archive: Yes
"Charles Newman" <charlesnewman1@comcast.do.not.spam.me.net> wrote in
message news:7budnZQDKaJDl53YnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@comcast.com...
X-No-Archive: Yes
Comcast is now blocking ALL incoming traffic into
your PC, so anything even thinking of running a server
of any kind had better forget it. If you were running
any kind of online radio station, as I was, a good
alternative that works, and starting at a reasonable
price is Live 365, at http://www.live365.com.
If you are a Comcast subscriber attempting to run
your own streaming audio and want an alternative,
Live365 is the way to go. Packages that include
the ability to do live streaming from your computer
start at $20 monthly. I have been trying to start
my own online talk show and discovered that
Comcast is now blocking all incoming traffic
to customer computers. I did that by
connecting back to my setup by using an
open proxy server, and disovered that
all incoming traffic is now blocked.
Now those MOTHER *** are blocking outgoing
access to myLive365 broadcast account. If I try to connect directly,
Studio365 Live will tell me it cannot connect, but if I
connect through an open Socks 5 proxy server, I get
through with no problem.
Unfortunately Comcast is the ONLY option I have for
Internet where I live. I cannot use dial-up, because the
computers I have did not even COME with modems and
most computers today do not come with modems anymore,
and the computer stores around here do not CARRY modems in
stock anymore. I cannot get DSL, becuase of the loop distance,
unless I want to pay in excess of $100 plus a month for
business-level service, so I am just stuck with having to use
someone's misconfigured Socks 5 proxy server when I want
to broadcast. Geez, this really ROYALLY PISSES ME
**OFF**!!! As it is, I have to cut the bitrate down to 32K,
from 64K, to guarantee that I can broadcast with most Socks
proxy servers out there.
Get a Business account if you want to broadcast. You're not supposed
to be doing that on a Residential account anyway. I'm sure your
neighbors appreciate Comcast's efforts to block you so that they have
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It appears that it just might have been a DNS problem, beucase
I can suddenly connect again. Why does Comcast have so
many problems with their DNS servers? |
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Charles Newman
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:34 pm Post subject: Re: DNS problems again (Was: ALL incoming ports now BLOCKED |
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"Charles Newman" <charlesnewman1@comcast.do.not.spam.me.net> wrote in
message news:L4idnaV5jdXi6pDYnZ2dnUVZ_oidnZ2d@comcast.com...
| Quote: | X-No-Archive: Yes
"Bill M." <wbillups@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0pkqg21d78q55bd39p9ic9k7ihqapf1pag@4ax.com...
On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:32:35 -0700, "Charles Newman"
charlesnewman1@comcast.do.not.spam.me.net> wrote:
X-No-Archive: Yes
"Charles Newman" <charlesnewman1@comcast.do.not.spam.me.net> wrote in
message news:7budnZQDKaJDl53YnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@comcast.com...
X-No-Archive: Yes
Comcast is now blocking ALL incoming traffic into
your PC, so anything even thinking of running a server
of any kind had better forget it. If you were running
any kind of online radio station, as I was, a good
alternative that works, and starting at a reasonable
price is Live 365, at http://www.live365.com.
If you are a Comcast subscriber attempting to run
your own streaming audio and want an alternative,
Live365 is the way to go. Packages that include
the ability to do live streaming from your computer
start at $20 monthly. I have been trying to start
my own online talk show and discovered that
Comcast is now blocking all incoming traffic
to customer computers. I did that by
connecting back to my setup by using an
open proxy server, and disovered that
all incoming traffic is now blocked.
Now those MOTHER *** are blocking outgoing
access to myLive365 broadcast account. If I try to connect directly,
Studio365 Live will tell me it cannot connect, but if I
connect through an open Socks 5 proxy server, I get
through with no problem.
Unfortunately Comcast is the ONLY option I have for
Internet where I live. I cannot use dial-up, because the
computers I have did not even COME with modems and
most computers today do not come with modems anymore,
and the computer stores around here do not CARRY modems in
stock anymore. I cannot get DSL, becuase of the loop distance,
unless I want to pay in excess of $100 plus a month for
business-level service, so I am just stuck with having to use
someone's misconfigured Socks 5 proxy server when I want
to broadcast. Geez, this really ROYALLY PISSES ME
**OFF**!!! As it is, I have to cut the bitrate down to 32K,
from 64K, to guarantee that I can broadcast with most Socks
proxy servers out there.
Get a Business account if you want to broadcast. You're not supposed
to be doing that on a Residential account anyway. I'm sure your
neighbors appreciate Comcast's efforts to block you so that they have
It appears that it just might have been a DNS problem, beucase
I can suddenly connect again. Why does Comcast have so
many problems with their DNS servers?
One other thing to note is there are are other Comcast |
customers doing internet radio sucking down a lot more
bandwidth than me. One well-konw right wing online
talk show host has several cable modems tied together
in his apartment in New Jersey, and has a total of 26
megabits downstream and 7 megabits upstream. He
streams directly from his cable modem, gobbling down
as much as 2 megabits at a time of outgoing feed when
his station is on the air, and Comcast, in New Jersey,
does not seem to have a problem with hm doing this.
And on a residential account this guy is gobbling down
2 megabits average, sometimes as much as 5 megabits
at a time of upstream feed, when his station is on the air.
He once admitted that quite some time ago on his web
site that he does that. When he gets denial of service
attacks, which he often does, his outgoing feed reaches
the full 7 megabits, and Comcast never says anything
to him.
Not only that, the guys station runs 24 hours a day,
streaming music when none of the talk shows are on,
so he streaming through his outgoing cable modem
feed 24 hours a day, and Comcast does not seem
to have any problems with him doing this. |
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f/fgeorge
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:34 pm Post subject: Re: DNS problems again (Was: ALL incoming ports now BLOCKED |
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On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:27:40 -0700, "Charles Newman"
<charlesnewman1@comcast.do.not.spam.me.net> wrote:
| Quote: | X-No-Archive: Yes
"Bill M." <wbillups@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0pkqg21d78q55bd39p9ic9k7ihqapf1pag@4ax.com...
On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:32:35 -0700, "Charles Newman"
charlesnewman1@comcast.do.not.spam.me.net> wrote:
X-No-Archive: Yes
"Charles Newman" <charlesnewman1@comcast.do.not.spam.me.net> wrote in
message news:7budnZQDKaJDl53YnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@comcast.com...
X-No-Archive: Yes
Comcast is now blocking ALL incoming traffic into
your PC, so anything even thinking of running a server
of any kind had better forget it. If you were running
any kind of online radio station, as I was, a good
alternative that works, and starting at a reasonable
price is Live 365, at http://www.live365.com.
If you are a Comcast subscriber attempting to run
your own streaming audio and want an alternative,
Live365 is the way to go. Packages that include
the ability to do live streaming from your computer
start at $20 monthly. I have been trying to start
my own online talk show and discovered that
Comcast is now blocking all incoming traffic
to customer computers. I did that by
connecting back to my setup by using an
open proxy server, and disovered that
all incoming traffic is now blocked.
Now those MOTHER *** are blocking outgoing
access to myLive365 broadcast account. If I try to connect directly,
Studio365 Live will tell me it cannot connect, but if I
connect through an open Socks 5 proxy server, I get
through with no problem.
Unfortunately Comcast is the ONLY option I have for
Internet where I live. I cannot use dial-up, because the
computers I have did not even COME with modems and
most computers today do not come with modems anymore,
and the computer stores around here do not CARRY modems in
stock anymore. I cannot get DSL, becuase of the loop distance,
unless I want to pay in excess of $100 plus a month for
business-level service, so I am just stuck with having to use
someone's misconfigured Socks 5 proxy server when I want
to broadcast. Geez, this really ROYALLY PISSES ME
**OFF**!!! As it is, I have to cut the bitrate down to 32K,
from 64K, to guarantee that I can broadcast with most Socks
proxy servers out there.
Get a Business account if you want to broadcast. You're not supposed
to be doing that on a Residential account anyway. I'm sure your
neighbors appreciate Comcast's efforts to block you so that they have
It appears that it just might have been a DNS problem, beucase
I can suddenly connect again. Why does Comcast have so
many problems with their DNS servers?
They do not, they change them periodically to prevent people from |
doing things they should not be doing. They figure if it is too hard
people will move up to the Business level and get a static ip address
and everything else that makes life sooo much easier. |
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