Blocked ports and Tunneling software

[Trowalts]

Hey guys,
My ISP has blocked masive ranges of ports, not one of my games can connect to their servers from this internet connection :/
This is very annoying, especially since I'm on a 4mb uncapped connection for the duration of the holidays and want to take advantage of it!

Do you guys know of any tunneling software I could use or any way at all that I can get past these blocked ports?

 

[Necuno]

Hey guys,
My ISP has blocked masive ranges of ports, not one of my games can connect to their servers from this internet connection :/
This is very annoying, especially since I'm on a 4mb uncapped connection for the duration of the holidays and want to take advantage of it!

Do you guys know of any tunneling software I could use or any way at all that I can get past these blocked ports?

you could try something like httptunnel or a secure vpn to somewhere, but that obviously are going to add more latency to your games.

however your isp should be able to unblock them if you ask them for your spesific game. you sure this isn't some form of software doing it like a firewall ?

-are isps allowed to block ports ?

 

[tpex]

you could try something like httptunnel or a secure vpn to somewhere, but that obviously are going to add more latency to your games.

however your isp should be able to unblock them if you ask them for your spesific game. you sure this isn't some form of software doing it like a firewall ?

-are isps allowed to block ports ?

isn't that what they call "Shaping?"

 

[Necuno]

isn't that what they call "Shaping?"

block == no access
shaped == access, but with less priority

 

[Kyubi_ZA]

Change ISP

 

[tpex]

block == no access
shaped == access, but with less priority

Ohhhh! Thanks, you learn something new every day....

 

[Keldarza]

-are isps allowed to block ports ?

Not that I'm aware of. They might be blocking p2p connections though, and some games use p2p (c&c3 is one example). Simply phone them up and ask them to unblock the port for your game (which game is it?) and if they refuse, move isps.

 

[Fearl3$$]

Isp's, is not really allowed to block ports. I know Some Wisp's does it.
If it is a Wireless Isp, you are going to have issues. But with a DSL line Isp, Change Isp's, or get a cheap account like a WA local account, or a Axxess Local only account.

 

[Venom]

Get this I use it and it works great
its called Ultrasurf
http://www.ultrareach.com/search.htm

 

[Trowalts]

Get this I use it and it works great
its called Ultrasurf
http://www.ultrareach.com/search.htm

Thanks Venom, will give it a go now.

and Ya its a wireless ISP, I could just phone and ask for the ports to be unblocked, but I have a fealling its going to be a big mission, especially with people now going away for xmas.

 

[Keldarza]

Is it iBurst?

 

[shadowfox]

Doubt it. I don't believe they do anything on wireless faster than 1MB atm.

 

[Keldarza]

Doubt it. I don't believe they do anything on wireless faster than 1MB atm.

I believe iburst offers wimax these days, but I'm not 100% sure on the speed they offer though.

 

[phant1m]

i heard iBurst are throttling torrents, not sure how true

 

[Trowalts]

Nah its, well not really sure who its with, some local ISP in east london, will give 'em a call after xmas