[ale] network issue

[Geoffrey]

Jim Kinney wrote:
> Also netcat is your friend. You can tell it what port to listen/send
> on and have the far end type stuff and it magically appears if things
> are working.

Definitely might have to look at netcat.

> It may be that the system will only allow external connections to 80,
> 443, 22, 32, etc due to "standard business uses". Put a different
> modem in place and see if it works.

Supposedly, the don't block ANYTHING on their business high speed.

> Hmmm. There needs to be a way to like a hub upstream of the cable
> modem so high-tech users can tee off packets for verification. The
> physical T is easy. But the connection will need to be raw to not
> interfere. A passive, input-only cable modem with analyzer.

Would be nice.  Seems like they (Comcast) should know now to determine 
this issue without my intervention.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
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