Verizon DSL traffic blocking explained
As is so often the case with networking problems, the firewall was source of the Verizon DSL problem I wrote about recently.
I had experienced problems making outbound connections at two Verizon DSL business customers and was told by another Verizon DSL customer that they too had a similar problem.
The problem first came up when trying to use NetMeeting from a Verizon DSL customer to remotely control a computer. Despite there being no firewall on the receiving computer NetMeeting still couldn't make a connection. Even a simple ping of the target computer failed.
I suspected Verizon was the … Read more