Bellsouth and port 80

[librab103]

Does anybody have any problems with bellsouth and opening your port 80? I talked to them and they said i can do anything i want with my line so I don't know if they are still blocking port 80. Anyways around this? Thanks guys and girls.

[sixf00t4]

did you specifically ask them if they block that port? i know verizon does.

are you trying to set up a web server? you can use a port redirector or webhop like www.dyndns.com and have requests to yourdomainname.com go to youripaddress:8080

[librab103]

Well, I just got finish talking to them and a different tech told me the total opposite. He says it can be a violation of my contract if i set up a WebServer on a home dsl line. I was told I need to talk to a sales rep and see exactly what I can do with my line. He also said that I might need to get a business DSL line to setup a WebServer also a Static IP.

At one point, they were advertising that if you purchased their Static IP package, you could setup a webserver, FTP, etc . . .

I don't see it in their description now though.

[librab103]

Do you have Bellsouth DSL?

Yes.

And I also setup a WebServer and had it running w/ no problems from BellSouth.

[librab103]

Do you still have the WebServer running? If so which DSL do you have and do you have a static IP?

[TGK MCP]

I have bellsouth home DSL with a dynamic IP, and just recently set up a webserver. Which runs perfectly fine with the dyndns.org service. When my I.P. changes there is a downtime of maybe 5 mins. before the DNS record is refreshed. Also it is being forwarded to port 80, So, no bellsouth does not block it.

[librab103]

Did you ask them if is was okay to set it up on your DSL. What WebServer are you using and how many times a day does your IP refresh. BellSouth is asking 15 bucks a month to have a static IP, and I just think that is crazy to pay that much. Also is dyndns.org free?

[TGK MCP]

I did not ask Bellsouth for permission to host a webserver on my line. I just went ahead and put it up.
I usually keep the same I.P. for a week or more. Unless I force it to change by powering off the modem.
Dyndns.org has a free and a pay service. If you want to use a registered domain name I think they charge you $25 a year. Or you can use the free Yourname@dyndns .com etc... they have a pretty good variety of domain names to choose from. I am running a Windows 2000 webserver. Basically with the dns service I have a app running as a service that monitors the I.P. address on my server. If it changes it automatically updates the information for my account with dyndns.org.

-Tom