Qwest and Linux - info needed

plug@arcticmail.com plug@arcticmail.com
Thu, 29 Mar 2001 14:14:08 -0700


ObJLF:  Find a buddy (or buddies) with unblocked Internet
        connectivity who happens not to be using a standard
        port(s) that you want to provide a service(s) on.
        Use ssh to create a secure tunnel(s) that connects
        your buddy's unblocked standard port to whatever
        port on 127.0.0.1 on your box.  Simple.


For SMTP:

root@buddysbox$ ssh -L 25:127.0.0.1:25 my.box.mit.lame.isp.in.cn


ObJLF:  Git yer damn tunnel offa *MY* system!  Yer wastin'
        MY bandwidth and MY CPU with yer tunnel crap.  Git
        a *REAL* Internet connection!


D

* On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 01:55:35PM -0700, Gary Nichols wrote:
> In this case no.  They are service-filtering inbound at the routers.  I
> called them about 6+ months ago and talked to a NOC engineer.  Apparently
> they decided to do a blanket-policy implementation rather than just block
> people that were abusing it.  Not fair in my book, but from the NOC
> perspective I can relate. It's much easier to write a couple o'lines of ACL
> than a few pages.  Aside from the blocked incoming services, the tv/vdsl
> service is awesome.
> 
> (note: theoretically you can run http/ftp/whatever on a different port and
> it works just fine.  for my needs however I have to use the default port
> numbers.  oh well!)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Lucas
> Vogel
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 1:49 PM
> To: 'plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us'
> Subject: RE: Qwest and Linux - info needed
> 
> 
> aren't there countermeasures you can run against being blocked?
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gary Nichols [mailto:gnichols@qwest.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 1:44 PM
> > To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> > Subject: RE: Qwest and Linux - info needed
> >
> >
> > I know for a fact that they block incoming:
> > 80/http
> > 25/smtp
> > 53/bind
> >
> > Those were the only 3 services I was running, so those are the ones I
> > noticed. :)))
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> > [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of
> > proudhawk@uswestmail.net
> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 1:34 PM
> > To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> > Subject: RE: Qwest and Linux - info needed
> >
> >
> > ok?
> > what ports dothey block (I am on a VDSL (T-1) circuit here
> > and have found that identd doesn't work (can't get response).
> >
> > Hawke
> >
> > On Tue, 27 March 2001, "Gary Nichols" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I have just that setup... and they do block ports.  Enraged
> > me when they
> > > just 'did it' one day without any notice.
> > > Speed on the vdsl rocks.
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> > > [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On
> > Behalf Of George
> > > Toft
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 12:43 AM
> > > To: PLUG Discuss
> > > Subject: Qwest and Linux - info needed
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm moving where Qwest offers 1024K DSL up/down (Choice
> > OnLine).  They
> > > state the only requirement is that the computer have a NIC.
> >  I guess it
> > > plugs into their Digital Gateway, which is the DSL modem/Digital
> > > TV/Phone
> > > box.
> > >
> > > My question: Does anyone have this set up, and if so, does
> > Qwest filter
> > > any ports that would prevent me from running my own
> > Web/Mail servers?
> > > Or do they perform port scans looking for this activity?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > George
> > >
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