[olug] Omaha Cox at Home cable modem service and open/closed ports.

[Luke -Jr]

On Wednesday 05 March 2008, Dan Linder wrote:
> I've been using the Omaha Cox @Work service for about a year now after I
> had to bring my web and mail server in from the ISP it had been at for
> years.
>
> I've got my e-mail moved off, and I don't host anything very important on
> the website but I was wondering if the @Home service that Cox provides
> still blocks port 80 directly?  I know they block port 25 but I've got my
> e-mail moved offsite.
>
> If I switch back to Cox at Home, would I need to move to another non-80 port?

@Home went out of business years ago. It's all "Cox high speed internet" 
now... If you want to use ports 25 or 80 on a residential account, you'll 
need to use some hacks to bypass their port blocking (not trivial). If you do 
take this route, be sure to get proof if they ever catch or sue you over it. 
You can do this by calling and emailing them asking what ports are blocked. 
They will deny not only that ports are blocked, but that there is any AUP or 
ToS at all. You cannot be held liable for "agreeing" to an AUP/ToS you 
weren't told existed, especially when Cox will outright deny their existence.