how to tell if my ISP is blocking email & web ports

[Dinesh Nair]

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, fbsd_user wrote:

> port 25 and 80. In both cases he was not able to connect to my IP
> address. This proves that Adelphia cable service is blocking those 2
> ports.

has adelphia given you a public ip address or are you behind a NAT box
(perhaps on the adelphia network itself) ?

Regards,                           /\_/\   "All dogs go to heaven."
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