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They don't actually cut off your network connection, they just filter it so that you can only reach a subset of their own addresses like dhcp, dns, trouble reso
by trotsky 15y ago
They don't actually cut off your network connection, they just filter it so that you can only reach a subset of their own addresses like dhcp, dns, trouble resolution website etc. I'm sure they just include the voip servers on that list. That traffic is often provisioned totally separately (outside of your commit, possibly to a separate mac) so that it might not be an issue in the first place.
- simcop2387 15y agoThat would only work if you're using their bundled service. If you were using Vonage for instance it could easily interrupt that. They can whitelist all they want but they can never get all of them.
- trotsky 15y agoyeah, but the third party voip providers all tell you that they aren't a replacement for a landline providing E911 service because of the (many) problems that can occur with an unmanaged pipe.
- incongruity 15y agoThanks – that all makes sense... of course, the lesson there is just grab the mac of your voip box, right? =) (this is mostly somewhat academic for me – I don't pirate, but I do wear a tinfoil hat at times)
- cbs 15y ago>I'm sure they just include the voip servers on that list. That traffic is often provisioned totally separately (outside of your commit, possibly to a separate mac) But I don't use Comcast's VoIP service. And if they whitelist SIP traffic, well, people will just tunnel piracy over RTP.