Re: [SLUG] Verizon fios block port 80

From: Joe Brandt (vzd1s11k@verizon.net)
Date: Tue May 29 2007 - 17:06:57 EDT


On Tuesday 29 May 2007 03:22, steve szmidt wrote:
> On Monday 28 May 2007 21:13, Mark Banschbach, SFO wrote:
> > Joe,
> >
> > I havfe exactly the same issue.. I have been told I
> > could do port forwarding but I have not been
> > successful in doing so.. uuuugh
> >
> > If you find the key .... please pass this on !
> >
> > Mark
>
> All you need to do is to change the port Apache is listening to, and make
> sure your firewall allows traffic in on this new port.
There lies the problem. Their Actiontec M1424wr router is not as easy or
friendly as my old Linksys. I can not figure out how to do that. Apache is
already configured as well as zoneedit dns.

>
> Of course if your inbound traffic is too high then that will be delt with,
not 10 hits a month (not a problem)
> regardless of the port. Really the cheapest and most effective way to deal
> with this is to pay some ISP $8/month to host your website.
>
> The reason Verizon and co. dislike paying for your hosting service is
> usually that they did not sell you one. They sold you an online connection
> service.
>
> I have tera byte of download traffic available with my hosting service.
> Indeed it grows every month as I operate below certain averages, and have
> been growing for years.
>
> Their name is Dreamhost if you are interested. They are also the only ones
> I know that are wide open about what is going on. Upgrades, broken h/w
> etc., via a RSS feed. I always know what is going on over there.
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