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AT&T Broadband quietly blocks port 80

updated 10:40 am EDT, Wed August 8, 2001

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Scott Miller writes about some recent changes made to AT&T Broadband service: "Just another example of Mac uses being affected because M$ can't write Software. AT&T Broadband has blocked a traffic to port 80. Anyone with a personal website, can no long host it from thier own computer. I didn't find anything about it on their webpageI noticed sometime yesterday, I wasn't getting any hits on my site. My cousin confirmed it with someone he knows that work for AT&T."

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No problem

Change your webserver port to listen on 8080 then go to your nameserver's website and change their forwarding to match the same as your box.

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what a moron

this scott miller is. this is a complete non-story.

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Does this effect Airport?

Late last week, my Airport can't connect to the Internet on ATT Broadband. It was working great until then. Is this what's effecting this? Is there a workaround?

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Just spoke with ATT

Yes, I'm having the problem aswell... Just called the Windows operated ATT. People rude as ever... I hate calling these places when you know ten times (if not more) the computer / networking knowledge of the person on the other end. Well, she had no idea what I was talking about at first, but then told me she was handed a "bulletin" yesterday that explained port 80 was shut down thanks to the Code Red virus, and there was no timetable set as to when it may return. Then I told her that Code Red strikes every month, and she told me that she hasn't heard that information... Genius people. I wonder what they get paid each hour.

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ATT and webhosting

It clearly states in your contract that you can not host a web site. I suggest you read it and stop complaining. That however has nothing to due with MS!!

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He, he

Cannot believe it, we get rid of the trolls and now MacNN gives them coverage!!! Arrrgh...

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08/08, 12:20pm | report spam | close Reply | delete
Is this really confirmed?

Did MacNN actually confirm this story? I have a personal web site and I have AT&T@Home, and it is not having any problems whatsoever.

Even if it is true... What does it have to do with M$??

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FWIW...

AT&T is rolling to a complete DHCP network. When I joined in 11/99, I received a static IP which I've used until recently--till I could no longer get online (my first downtime since I've signed up). I called support and they gave me a DHCP host ID (or whatever it's called) and I've been rolling ever since. I suppose if you have a static ip that works, it might not much longer.

And, yes, by contract, one can't locally host a website--though you do have 10MBs of space to use on @home's servers.

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grr.

First of all, can't really blame Microsoft, since they released a patch more than a month or two ago. Second, it isn't all of AT&T, just their MediaOne/RoadRunner division.

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M$

I believe the mention of being Microsofts fault is that they closed up port 80 because of the Code Red worm, which attacks on that Port to all those wonderful Microsoft IIS servers out there. And it was Microsoft's software which had the whole which code red uses.

Try to follow the logic, people. Although I find it funny that (a) the guy didn't know (or just ignored) that he wasn't supposed to be hosting a site, and (b) the service rep for another reader didn't tell them this fact.

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Is this really confirmed?

Did MacNN actually confirm this story? I have a personal web site and I have AT&T@Home, and it is not having any problems whatsoever.

Even if it is true... What does it have to do with M$??

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Read the AUP

Boo-hoo... You ain't supposed to be running a server on your machine on your side of the cable modem... and the DHCP conversion is a year old - sucks when they don't bother to tell you till the static gets clobbered.

"You may not run a server in connection with the @Home residential service, nor may you provide network services to others via the @Home residential service. The @Home residential service includes personal Webspace accounts for publishing personal Web pages. Examples of prohibited uses include, but are not limited to, running servers for mail, http, ftp, irc, and dhcp, and multi-user interactive forums. "

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Sorry, didn't get that m

Sorry, when I signed up for MediaOne a few years back. They said nothing about hosting web pages. And of course when they merged with Time Warner, we were not told anything about hosting, and again when they were bought by ATT, we were not told anything new. Besides I thought that was the great thing about Broadband. And YES this hasto do with M$, if they put a liitle security into their SW the this vulnerability wouldn't of been left open, and the virus would never of been written.

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I'm so glad to hear

That so many of you keep copies of all your various user agreements pasted to the inside of your eyelids. Not only are you well informed, you're amazingly upright and obedient to the corporate blah de blah...That's really to be commended.

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Get Speakeasy.net DSL

If you wan to run your own server and you're in their service area (expanding in Sept.), Speakeasy.net encourages it -- and they've got very cool customer service people, very Mac-friendly folks who know their customers.

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Well look here

Why don't they shut down the whole internet

http://help.broadband.att.com/faq.jsp?content_id=792&category_id=54

YES I read, Section 6 paragraph g
I don't think a web site that gets 200-300 hits a month is a big loss in bandwith. Not as much as me listening to streaming MP3s.

Section 9 paragraph b

I can run a web server.

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Aain - READ THE AUP

Not plastered to eyeballs, but thought I'd quote chapter and verse so no one would accuse me of being clueless... And anyone who's glanced away from their gameboy for more than a few days knows that hosting a server is a biiiiiiiiiiiiiig no-no with most cable services. The install guy is not going to tell you not to run a server, that's in the agreement YOU SIGNED - caveat emptor. Look it up. "Gosh officer - when I got my license, no one said I couldn't drive on the sidewalk..." Sheesh. Kiddies.

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Hey Dummy

Did you happen to click the link that said "Service Aggrement". Here I'll put it here so you don't miss it this time.

http://help.broadband.att.com/subagreelease.jsp

The last time I checked, a web server is run off a HTTP server. Now read:
Section 9 paragraph b
Did you read it? Did you happen to see the line that reads:

"(b) FTP/HTTP Service Setup. Customer should be aware that when using the Service to access the Internet or any other online network or service, there are certain applications, such as FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server or HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) server, which may be used to allow other Service users and Internet users to gain access to Customer's computer. If Customer chooses to run such applications, Customer should take the appropriate security measures. Neither AT&T nor @Home Network shall have any liability whatsoever for any claims, losses, actions, damages, suits or proceedings resulting from, arising out of or otherwise relating to the use of such applications by Customer, including without limitation, damages resulting from others accessing Customer's computer. "

Oh wait that is too much for you to read. let me point out the part you missed:

"If Customer chooses to run such applications, Customer should take the appropriate security measures."

DO YOU WORK FOR AT&T?????

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prozac patent ran out...

but that's no excuse for this rancor.

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Airport/DHCP

Quote: "AT&T is rolling to a complete DHCP network. When I joined in 11/99, I received a static IP which I've used until recently--till I could no longer get online (my first downtime since I've signed up). I called support and they gave me a DHCP host ID (or whatever it's called) and I've been rolling ever since. I suppose if you have a static ip that works, it might not much longer. "

Yes, my static IP address I had still been using on my 7500 stopped working the same time that my Airport which I use for my iBook stopped working. I also have a Wintel machine which I had switched to DHCP networking several months back. Anyway, I reconfigured the 7500 for DHCP and it's working, but reconfiguring the Aiport for DHCP doesn't do anything. It still doesn't work. I suppose it's using Port 80, correct? Is there a workaround so that Airport will connect correctly? I'm not running a server or anything, I just want to get on the net with my iBook and Airport. DHCP works fine if I just connect directly with an ethernet cable, incidentally.

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AT&T Broadband quietly blocks port 80

updated 10:40 am EDT, Wed August 8, 2001

No problem

what a moron

Does this effect Airport?

Just spoke with ATT

ATT and webhosting

He, he

Is this really confirmed?

FWIW...

grr.

M$

Is this really confirmed?

Read the AUP

Sorry, didn't get that m

I'm so glad to hear

Get Speakeasy.net DSL

Well look here

Aain - READ THE AUP

Hey Dummy

prozac patent ran out...

Airport/DHCP

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No problem

what a moron

Does this effect Airport?

Just spoke with ATT

ATT and webhosting

He, he

Is this really confirmed?

FWIW...

grr.

M$

Is this really confirmed?

Read the AUP

Sorry, didn't get that m

I'm so glad to hear

Get Speakeasy.net DSL

Well look here

Aain - READ THE AUP

Hey Dummy

prozac patent ran out...

Airport/DHCP

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