Telus Adsl Service - Port Blocking

[Scratchy]

Just an FYI for those of you who are PC-network inclined;

TELUS is implementing filters/port blocking on their customer's home ADSL accounts for security reasons.
Anyone running a web server at home will no longer be able to accces it using the standard HTTP port 80.

I have remapped my webserver using port 8010, which is not blocked by TELUS.
Any existing links to my webserver on this forum are now broken. (Cale's Sig Pic)

For the rest of you, just carry on surfing  B)  

[Chris]

Just an FYI for those of you who are PC-network inclined;

TELUS is implementing filters/port blocking on their customer's home ADSL accounts for security reasons.
Anyone running a web server at home will no longer be able to accces it using the standard HTTP port 80.

I have remapped my webserver using port 8010, which is not blocked by TELUS.
Any existing links to my webserver on this forum are now broken. (Cale's Sig Pic)

For the rest of you, just carry on surfing  B)

they have been doing this for quite a while now.  

[Chris]

Security Measures on the TELUS ADSL high speed Network

TELUS has introduced a number of security measures to the ADSL network to help provide you with a safe, enjoyable Internet experience. These measures will help reduce the risk of virus infection to your PC, reduce spam in your e-mail, and increase network integrity.

NOTE: These security measures do not apply to static IP subscribers.

These security measures include:

The blocking of the following ports to inbound traffic. This helps to secure your PC from virus and hacker activity, as well as spam.
TCP 21 (ftp)
TCP 25 (smtp)
TCP 80 (www)
TCP 110 (pop3)
TCP 6667 (ircd)
TCP/UDP 135-139 (dcom and netbios)
TCP/UDP 443 (ssl)
TCP/UDP 445 (ms-ds)
TCP/UDP 1433-1434 (ms-sql)


Limiting of ICMP traffic to prevent DoS (Denial of Service) attacks and other unnecessary network traffic. This reduces general network traffic and prevents service degradation and possible outages.


Blocking outbound traffic on port 25 (smtp), except to the outgoing TELUS e-mail server. This is to reduce the amount of spam created on our network which prevents service degradation and possible outages as well as to reduce the amount of spam you receive in your e-mail.
 

[Matt]

hmmm....chinese.

[Shane]

Actually that is GEEK talk.... Only a very few know how to speak geek....Chris is one of the lucky ones
 

[Scratchy]

Just an FYI for those of you who are PC-network inclined;

TELUS is implementing filters/port blocking on their customer's home ADSL accounts for security reasons.
Anyone running a web server at home will no longer be able to accces it using the standard HTTP port 80.

I have remapped my webserver using port 8010, which is not blocked by TELUS.
Any existing links to my webserver on this forum are now broken. (Cale's Sig Pic)

For the rest of you, just carry on surfing  B)

they have been doing this for quite a while now.

Yes, I new about this in the spring, but they finally got around to my CO.
It still hurts when it happens, even though I knew it was coming.....

Kind of like knowing you're going to get your A$$ kicked by Pointblank the next time you go drag racing, and not being able to do anything about it....  :ph34r:  

[Cameron]

All right, which one of you guys is the \"alpha geek\"?

Alpha Geek: 1)The pre-eminent geek at any gathering of geeky individuals.
                    2) Someone who knows the most about your office systems.

[James Buchan]

Kind of like knowing you're going to get your A$$ kicked by Pointblank the next time you go drag racing, and not being able to do anything about it....

And he'll even be faster this season to boot....

[Chris]

All right, which one of you guys is the "alpha geek"?

Alpha Geek: 1)The pre-eminent geek at any gathering of geeky individuals.
                    2) Someone who knows the most about your office systems.

Your just jealous of my geekiness......


As my signature once, geeks get all the girls.