Dsl ?

[onlydarksets]

Originally Posted by cpayne5

This is incorrect. On residential FIOS, ports 80 and sometimes 25 and/or 135 are blocked (depends on region).

I stand completely corrected. I reran the port scan, and everything except 80 was open. I know that everything was blocked at one point in time, but I have no idea for how long. Obviously it wasn't for long. Thanks for the info - I never would have checked again otherwise.

So, as cpayne5 said - FiOS does not block all ports (in Arlington, for certain).

[cpayne5]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

I stand completely corrected. I reran the port scan, and everything except 80 was open. I know that everything was blocked at one point in time, but I have no idea for how long. Obviously it wasn't for long. Thanks for the info - I never would have checked again otherwise.

So, as cpayne5 said - FiOS does not block all ports (in Arlington, for certain).

Cool, good to hear you got it straightened out. Now it's time to dump that cable!

[firstdown]

Thanks for all the help but now I'm even more confused. What I have now is people PC which is dial up and pretty slow. We have direct TV which I was thinking would be faster but from what I'm reading will only be a little faster at best. I do not use the computer much at home but would like something faster than dial up but I do not want to spend much per month for the extra speed. From what I've read it seem's like I just need to see what is offered in my area. I'm way behind the learning curve on this stuff so I guess a little reserch will help.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Thanks for all the help but now I'm even more confused. What I have now is people PC which is dial up and pretty slow. We have direct TV which I was thinking would be faster but from what I'm reading will only be a little faster at best. I do not use the computer much at home but would like something faster than dial up but I do not want to spend much per month for the extra speed. From what I've read it seem's like I just need to see what is offered in my area. I'm way behind the learning curve on this stuff so I guess a little reserch will help.

A little faster for not much would mean DSL. Everything else is more expensive. DSL is slower than the others but is probably fine for what you want. It will seem like a Ferrari compared to dial up anyways.

[onlydarksets]

Yep - get DSL. If Verizon DSL is available in your area, you should be able to get it for $15/month.

[onlydarksets]

I forwarded all ports to a PC and turned off the firewall on the PC first. The port scan should have returned errors from the PC, not to mention I had a webserver running on it which it should have picked up. It turned up nothing. I also tried the specific ports used by the webserver, and, again, nothing under FiOS. Same configuration works fine when I plug it into the cable modem (which is why I have both services for now).

Now, that said, I haven't tested this in quite a while (8-9 months). I'll give it another try to see if something has changed. If not, then I'll take you up on that offer.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

I forwarded all ports to a PC and turned off the firewall on the PC first. The port scan should have returned errors from the PC, not to mention I had a webserver running on it which it should have picked up. It turned up nothing. I also tried the specific ports used by the webserver, and, again, nothing under FiOS. Same configuration works fine when I plug it into the cable modem (which is why I have both services for now).

Now, that said, I haven't tested this in quite a while (8-9 months). I'll give it another try to see if something has changed. If not, then I'll take you up on that offer.

How do they do the install on the FiOS? Is the fiber to the curb or all the way inside the house, into a router?

[onlydarksets]

BTW - right now there is no forwarding at the firewall, so there is nothing to send you.

[onlydarksets]

Yep. I'd prefer they left them open, but I can't complain too much. It's wicked fast, too.

[onlydarksets]

It goes all the way to the house. They install a big honking "Optical Network Terminal", and terminate the fiber there. The ONT has jacks for Ethernet, phone, and cable.

[firstdown]

Thanks for all the help.

[love them hogs]

I dont want to highjack this thread but whenever someone mentions fiber optics and seems to know what they are talking about I ask this question.Is it possible to splice fiber optic wires?I work on a lot of Mercedes and they have fiber optic cables running the cd changer in the trunk.Anyways one day one of the other techs was welding the quarter panel and burned some of the wires and lets just say it wasnt cheap to replace.So I guess I have been wondering ever since then whether or not it is even possible to splice fiber optics.


Anyone else think its funny that the "latest and greatest" technology(im still talking about fiber optics) is really just a simple as the morse code with a flashlight?I mean thats all fiber optics really are, A thin hallow tube with a flashlight at one end.Obviously its a little more complicated than that, but you get the point.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by love them hogs

I dont want to highjack this thread but whenever someone mentions fiber optics and seems to know what they are talking about I ask this question.Is it possible to splice fiber optic wires?I work on a lot of Mercedes and they have fiber optic cables running the cd changer in the trunk.Anyways one day one of the other techs was welding the quarter panel and burned some of the wires and lets just say it wasnt cheap to replace.So I guess I have been wondering ever since then whether or not it is even possible to splice fiber optics.


Anyone else think its funny that the "latest and greatest" technology(im still talking about fiber optics) is really just a simple as the morse code with a flashlight?I mean thats all fiber optics really are, A thin hallow tube with a flashlight at one end.Obviously its a little more complicated than that, but you get the point.

Yes they can be spliced. The reason that the cable was so expensive is that it is listed as a Mercedes part. I bet you could go to a Co. and have that same cable made for 1/4 of the price. Its like marine products. Spark plug wires for my outboard (they are much shorter than car wires) cost around $12.00 per wire where a set of car wires cost around $20.00 for the whole set.

[love them hogs]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Yes they can be spliced. The reason that the cable was so expensive is that it is listed as a Mercedes part. I bet you could go to a Co. and have that same cable made for 1/4 of the price. Its like marine products. Spark plug wires for my outboard (they are much shorter than car wires) cost around $12.00 per wire where a set of car wires cost around $20.00 for the whole set.

Thats a good point.They have to justify the high price tag on the car by inflating the part prices.

Thanks for the info, it was one of those things that somebody asked me and I didnt have an answer for them.I never took the time to look it up and only remembered after I saw this thread.

[cpayne5]

Yes, fiber can be spliced.

Any kind of data transmission is a type of Morse code, in a sense. You can only transmit 1 or 0 whether you are using photons or electrons. Dating back to the 1700s, people have used similar techniques for transmitting data. The only thing that has changed is the technology used to transmit the data.