On 3/20/07, Jon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I didn't make the "Your ISP is blocking SYN/ACK packets" leap because
> the server in question is not mine. Therefore "my ISP" to me means by
> rather tried and true connection which I knew be clean. Of course Tom
> wouldn't know that and as soon as I realized that we could be talking
> about the other server, it all came together. The owner of that server
> does indeed have a "home" account and therefore it looks like ACKs are
> being blocked.
Yep, no great surprise there.  I wish ISPs wouldn't filter my internet
traffic at all, but that's not likely to happen any time soon.

> I presume, anyhow, that's what this type of trace shows? I am the 142.
> and the server in question is the 66. There are no other packets with
> those IPs in the trace and since I only see SYNs. I see other
> connections in the trace that show ACKs, just nothing involving these
> two IPs.
That's correct.  You could add a rule in the filtering with something
like "host 66.222.148.326" and it'll only show packets to or from that
host.

> Thanks for the tip!
Glad to hear it helped.

Will

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