RE: VPN and broadband.

I have had some definite reports that they are flteirng VPNs, and I also
have first hand knowledge that in other places they are not.  It seems
to vary with the local branch of the network that serves you. When they
first announced this they clarified the statement within a few days to
say they were not going after the guy who comes home in the evening and
checks his email, they are looking for people who regularly work from
home at residential rates.  Nonetheless the reports that it is actually
blocked on some parts of their network persist.


 Fred
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Walt Reynolds [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 7:11 AM
To: Joe S
Cc: [email protected]; Galeotos,John
Subject: Re: [VPN] VPN and broadband.


There are rumors of this filtering, but no realities to it as far as I
can
tell.  I can tell you specifically that comcast is NOT filtering those
ports at this time.



On Thu, 2 Oct 2003, Joe S wrote:

> My best guess is this: many companies are now filtering out IPSEC
ports 50, 51 and 500 to keep VPN off their networks, unless you pay a
premium. Comcast is one of the culprits, which has a major impact to
many customers. Standard cable internet service is $30 a month, their
pro service which does nothing more but pass these ports and allow you
to host if you are so inclined.
>
> The moral to this story, if there is one, is that connection services
are no longer going to offer the free ride that the 'Net is famous for.
Time to change the business model, again.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Galeotos, John" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Oct 1, 2003 9:26 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [VPN] VPN and broadband.
>
>
> 	Hello,
>
> 	Mostly I just read the list and try to digest the information,
but
> currently I've
> 	run into a situation where I could use some help. We have one
user
> that has
> 	never been able to access the VPN using his Bresnan broadband
> account.
> 	I have several users that utilize the same service and have
never
> run into any
> 	problems. I suspect it is something physical at his home,
whether it
> is cabling
> 	or something similar. This is coming from a stance of very
limited
> knowledge
> 	about his set up. We did look at the laptop and we were able to
get
> VPN'd in
> 	using dial up ISP. We are using Cisco client on XP laptops and
this
> is the
> 	only PC that has had any problems. Possibly a network config
> problem? Any
> 	idea where I should go next? Just troubleshooting here so any
ideas
> would
> 	be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
> 	John E. Galeotos
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