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Pragma · 08-03-2003, 05:32 PM

Well, one possibility is that your cable/DSL company doesn't want you running a server, so they block the ports for you.

Since you mentioned "stealth mode", I can only assume that you went to GRC.com's port scanner - keep in mind that it's hideously inaccurate. I once took a wide-open OpenBSD box running a half dozen "well known" services (HTTP, FTP, DNS) to get scanned by it and was told that it was locked up tighter than a nun's pussy.

Try running the webserver at a nonstandard port (oh, say, 4520 to pick a random number by hitting a few keys on the numpad). Then point us at that, see if that works.

08-03-2003, 05:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	Well, one possibility is that your cable/DSL company doesn't want you running a server, so they block the ports for you. Since you mentioned "stealth mode", I can only assume that you went to GRC.com's port scanner - keep in mind that it's hideously inaccurate. I once took a wide-open OpenBSD box running a half dozen "well known" services (HTTP, FTP, DNS) to get scanned by it and was told that it was locked up tighter than a nun's pussy. Try running the webserver at a nonstandard port (oh, say, 4520 to pick a random number by hitting a few keys on the numpad). Then point us at that, see if that works. __________________ Eat antimatter, Posleen-boy!