I was using bittorrent just fine with a 25k upload this last weekend. I don't use the default port, and I have forwarding setup through my linksys router. Would/Does cox actually do packet filtering? I know this would make me very upset since I get my anime fix through bittorrent. -Rob On 3/14/06, Josh Zeidner wrote: > > > > COX doesnt just block the port outright, I believe they do packet > inspection > and block based on protocol. This is a very controversial thing ISPs are > doing right now, plays into the whole Net Neutrality thing. My COX > connection stops working on a regular basis. Time to outsource COX. jmz > > > On Tuesday 14 March 2006 12:56, Craig White wrote: > > On Tue, 2006-03-14 at 12:49 -0700, der.hans wrote: > > > Am 12. Mar, 2006 schwätzte Carl Parrish so: > > > > How can you tell if your ISP is blocking bittorrent uploads? I've > > > > noticed that on the last 6 or so torrent downloads that there hasn't > > > > been *any* upload traffic. I find that hard to believe. So how can I > > > > find out if this is cox or not? > > > > > > Move to DSL or Cox Business and stop paying for restricted access to > the > > > Net :). > > > > > > I noticed the other day that Cox seems to also not provide results > from > > > MX lookups :(. No warning that they're dropping the requests either. > > > > ---- > > # nslookup > > > > > server 68.2.16.30 > > > > Default server: 68.2.16.30 > > Address: 68.2.16.30#53 > > > > > www.azapple.com > > > > Server: 68.2.16.30 > > Address: 68.2.16.30#53 > > > > Non-authoritative answer: > > Name: www.azapple.com > > Address: 204.11.161.11 > > > > > set type=mx > > > azapple.com > > > > Server: 68.2.16.30 > > Address: 68.2.16.30#53 > > > > Non-authoritative answer: > > azapple.com mail exchanger = 10 mail-015.phx01.alevelhigher.com. > > azapple.com mail exchanger = 20 mail-020.phx01.alevelhigher.com. > > > > Authoritative answers can be found from: > > azapple.com nameserver = ns2.alevelhigher.com. > > azapple.com nameserver = ns1.alevelhigher.com. > > > > > exit > > > > I'm on a cox 'residential' system (dhcp) > > > > definitely ports 25 and 80 and I am quite certain netbios ports are > > blocked here but I don't know of anything else. > > > > Craig > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Robert L Chavez XP is my last Microsoft OS, there are alternatives http://fedora.redhat.com/ http://www.apple.com/