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Port Forwarding Safety
Altiris:
--- Quote from: Darksaber530 on January 17, 2013, 12:24:14 AM ---Your computer automatically forwards port 80 for internet browsing.
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No it doesn't, half the time you need to call your ISP to forward Port 80. I had to call mine twice to forward Port 80. Samething with Port 21 (mostly used for FTP), many ISPs block that port.
Zeblote:
--- Quote from: Altiris on January 19, 2013, 12:38:26 PM ---No it doesn't, half the time you need to call your ISP to forward Port 80. I had to call mine twice to forward Port 80. Samething with Port 21 (mostly used for FTP), many ISPs block that port.
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What the hell does your ISP have to do with port forwarding?
Warground:
--- Quote from: Zeblote on January 19, 2013, 12:39:51 PM ---What the hell does your ISP have to do with port forwarding?
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Everything...
The ISP can also block ports directly on their side.
Its common that they block port 80 (Http) port 22 (FTP) and port 25 (SMTP).
They say they do it for your security, but they just dint want homeusers to provide webservices with a home connection.
Often its enough to kindly ask if they could open these ports. My ISP did that for me.