<html><head><style id="axi-htmleditor-style" type="text/css">p { margin: 0px; }</style></head><body style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: fixed;">This takes a restart from scratch!<br><br>My base Network setup was a wired Network which got it's DHCP from a Linksys Wireless gateway. The WAN connection to the Linksys was through a Fedora 14 Server.<br><br>I have two Servers both of which have a Fixed Routeable address from my ISP. I was working just fine with my below described Firewall setup until I tried to connect a DirectTV HD DVR via the Network. This is when I found the blocked Port problem as described below.<br><br>The first reply I got asked what system-config-firewall showed, it seemed like a reasonable question so I ran the program. I looked and the program had nothing about the ports in question so I closed it!<br><br>Immediately thereafter I could get nothing through the Server out to the Internet! I can ping to the output address of the Linksys but, nothing further from inside the house. I can access the Internet from the server but not from behind it. It seems the problem has just gotten worse and I have no idea how.<br><br>ip route shows a valid routing from the interior facing port to the exterior facing port but, nothing seems to pass.<br><br>I am for sure in over my head here!<br><br>Mike D.<br><br><br>On Mon, 03/19/2012 12:18 AM, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko@greshko.com> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 204); padding-left: 4px; margin-left: 16px;"><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">On 03/19/2012 12:21 PM, Mike Dwiggins wrote:<br>> I need to use Ports 27177 and 27178 but, every Port Checker I can find says they<br>> are blocked.<br>><br>> My iptables setup ( for ) now is:<br>><br>> Incoming Packages- Accept<br>> Forwarded Packets- Accept<br>> Outgoing Packets- Accept<br>><br>> The way I understand it, that means NO Ports should be blocked. Am I barking up<br>> the wrong tree and need to be checking with my ISP?<br>><br>> I think I should be but am just looking for a sanity check!<br>><br>><br><br>Do you have a service running on those ports? If you don't they will show up as<br>"closed" even if not blocked by a firewall.<br><br><br><br><br><font color="#999999">--<br>Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your own. You may both<br>be wrong. -- Dandemis<br>-- <br>users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:users@lists.fedoraproject.org" target="_blank">users@lists.fedoraproject.org</a><br>To unsubscribe or change subscription options:<br><a href="https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users" target="_blank">https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users</a><br>Guidelines: <a href="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines" target="_blank">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines</a><br>Have a question? Ask away: <a href="http://ask.fedoraproject.org" target="_blank">http://ask.fedoraproject.org</a><br></font></div></blockquote></body></html>