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AT&T bans port 25 as well so you cannot run a SMTP server, they do that to cut down on spam. I remember my son was in an out of town Soccer game, and we stayed

AT&T bans port 25 as well so you cannot run a SMTP server, they do that to cut down on spam. I remember my son was in an out of town Soccer game, and we stayed in a hotel. One of the other families brought their XBox 360 and tried to plug it into the Ethernet port and unplug the custom game console controller that rented Nintendo 64 games and plug the XBox 360 into their TV set. For some reason their Internet blocked access to the ports that the XBox 360 used to sign in and play games so they couldn't play anything. I guess they wanted to force people to rent N64 games on their custom video game console controller? If enough ISPs block port 8333, the Bitcoin programs will have to be changed to be like the Bittorrent clients to use a random port and connect via a tracker or something to that port.

underscoremark 11y ago
Did you call the front desk for assistance? I used to work as a network analyst for a company providing high speed Internet for hotels across North and South America. The default network policies were quite aggressive (to limit network (ab)use). Other than opening up specific ports for various VPNs, the greatest number of calls received was to enable network access for gaming consoles. Next time, give the front desk a call and ask. In an industry where customer satisfaction _really_ is a concern, they should be more than happy to forward your call to someone like me to help. :)
- orionblastar 11y ago
  No it was another family who tried to hook up the XBox 360. I didn't think to tell them to ask the front desk to unblock the ports. It was years ago, and my son is in high school now and left the middle school behind. Next time I encounter that situation I will advise them to call the front desk to unblock the ports.
jlgaddis 11y ago
It's been years since I had Internet service from AT&T -- thank $deity! -- but the block on 25/TCP outgoing (on my account) was removed very quickly after I made my request.

underscoremark 11y ago

Did you call the front desk for assistance? I used to work as a network analyst for a company providing high speed Internet for hotels across North and South America. The default network policies were quite aggressive (to limit network (ab)use). Other than opening up specific ports for various VPNs, the greatest number of calls received was to enable network access for gaming consoles. Next time, give the front desk a call and ask. In an industry where customer satisfaction _really_ is a concern, they should be more than happy to forward your call to someone like me to help. :)

orionblastar 11y ago
No it was another family who tried to hook up the XBox 360. I didn't think to tell them to ask the front desk to unblock the ports. It was years ago, and my son is in high school now and left the middle school behind. Next time I encounter that situation I will advise them to call the front desk to unblock the ports.

jlgaddis 11y ago

It's been years since I had Internet service from AT&T -- thank $deity! -- but the block on 25/TCP outgoing (on my account) was removed very quickly after I made my request.