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Posted by Chmeee on 12/05/06 06:56
On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 18:00:09 -0500, "AMUN" <spamblocker@bell.net>
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>"jc" <jbclem1@charter.net> wrote in message
>news:2m5lm219aeks8473ihr2c87b3jnejuahkv@4ax.com...
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>> On 23 Nov 2006 11:51:54 -0800, "Jeff" <jv009wc02@sneakemail.com>
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>>>robert casey wrote:
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>>>> This might explain why I sometimes see the same user, maybe via
>>>> different nap nets, try multiple times to download a file from me and
>>>> never succeed. I'm just running WinMX without any extra programs
>>>> (Leechhammer and so on).
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>>>I have an uploader in my queue right now (which is empty - I have 2
>>>slots open) who this is happening to. He is able to start his uploads,
>>>but then less than a minute later, gets disconnected. He is probably
>>>using the default ports, and his ISP iis blocking p2p traffic. He has
>>>2860 shared files and 1 slot open, and had been online for 22 minutes.
>>>I'll bet that whatever is disconnecting him probably works both ways -
>>>downloaders would get disconnected as well.
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>> Does it make sense to change port assignments...are there ports that
>> an ISP would be less likely to listen in on?
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>> jc
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>You should just be able to use any ports but there are no rules as each ISP
>is different, and make sure to change firewall settings if needed.
>As for ones to avoid if you are really worried , the default ones 6699 etc.
>are most likely going to be ISP targets.
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There is a list of port numbers and their assigned uses at this link:
http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers
There are unused numbers and (I'm guessing) rarely used numbers
scattered throughout the list.
WinMx is running well here on: TCP 288 / UDP 290
Chmeee_AB_CDN
2006-12-04
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