Re: Web Services blocked

From: FUD_wad (jafiwam_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/07/03 

Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 19:39:31 GMT

"Chris Higgins" <higgins0420@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:002b01c35d0d$2db23e80$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> My problem is this...
>
> I have a small home network splitting a cable modem
> connection through a LinkSys 4-port router. At one point,
> I was able to connect to all web services (HTTP, TFTP, Win
> Messenger, Kazaa Media Desktop) through this network with
> no service blocking whatsoever. Around the time that I
> installed and configured IIS 5.1, these services seemed to
> stop working, with the exception of HTTP. Messenger and
> Media Desktop will not connect, I can't run a TFTP to
> update my firmware on my router, and I'm stuck as far as
> getting all these services back on-line.
>
> I'm guessing my problem is related to IIS 5.1 since it was
> about the time I installed this that things went awry. I
> also disconnected my network setup and hooked my cable
> modem directly to my computer with the same results (to
> eliminate any router-based problems). I don't know if it's
> some of the setting for IIS 5.1 or a different security
> setting altogether for Windows XP Media Edition (my OS)...
>
> Please help!!!

Some cable service providers frown upon, and block access to servers on port
80 and others.

I'd suspect they "locked down" your connection and the timing is just a
coincidence.

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