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Horace · 31-03-2005, 06:27

I've tried a lot of firewalls, software and hardware, and none of them ever caused issues out of the box with downloading on regular ports i.e. web,ftp,smtp and nntp. Why on earth are some NTL people suggesting firewalls are an issue in regular web usage? I know a badly configured firewall may cause problems but if a connection is running smoothly and problems suddenly occur; the last thing I would look at is the firewall. The only possiblilty of a firewall being the cause is corruption within the firewall software itself or the registry.
NTL should provide modems with built in port blocking for all but the most basic services (out of the box) that are able to be interrogated from tech support.Obviously configurable for DMZ or opening of selected ports by the user if they have a clue what they're doing.I'm sure it wouldn't cost that much and would probably save a load of cash through saved bandwidth from infected machines.
It's not like the UK isn't hosting enough botnets right now. I hope the rep told you to turn the firewall back on at the end of the tests.

Sorry for going OT, hope you get the problem resolved.

31-03-2005, 06:27	#18
Horace ©Beam Software Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Teesside Services: BB (200mbit), 1x V6, iPad, iPhone Posts: 1,411	Re: [Merged] Slow Speeds... I've tried a lot of firewalls, software and hardware, and none of them ever caused issues out of the box with downloading on regular ports i.e. web,ftp,smtp and nntp. Why on earth are some NTL people suggesting firewalls are an issue in regular web usage? I know a badly configured firewall may cause problems but if a connection is running smoothly and problems suddenly occur; the last thing I would look at is the firewall. The only possiblilty of a firewall being the cause is corruption within the firewall software itself or the registry. NTL should provide modems with built in port blocking for all but the most basic services (out of the box) that are able to be interrogated from tech support.Obviously configurable for DMZ or opening of selected ports by the user if they have a clue what they're doing.I'm sure it wouldn't cost that much and would probably save a load of cash through saved bandwidth from infected machines. It's not like the UK isn't hosting enough botnets right now. I hope the rep told you to turn the firewall back on at the end of the tests. Sorry for going OT, hope you get the problem resolved.