Hi, can someone help me how i can know what the ports are opened from
my ISP? if FTP & SSH ect..., they are opened or no any idea ?

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Request for Question Clarification by sycophant-ga on 13 Aug 2006 04:58 PDT

Hi, 

Most ISPs do not actively block any ports. Some exceptions to this may
include common peer-to-peer ports where an ISP's service agreement
deems that sort of usage unreasonable. Also, some ISP block port 25
(SMTP) connections to host outside their network to reduce spam and
virus problems.

Do you have any reason to believe your ISP is limiting inbound ports?
If you are using an ADSL or Cable modem/router, it is far more likely
that it is blocking inbound connections. These can be enabled and
redirected through that device with a process often called
'pinholing'.

Can you provide any more information about your specific situation?

Regards,
Sycophant

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Clarification of Question by shaitanooo-ga on 13 Aug 2006 05:58 PDT

Hey, my problem its not with P2P's & Torrents & SMTP, Must Software I
Wanna Work Of Them They Wont Work, Am Sure Just Some LiL Ports Are
Opened I Just Wanna Show The ISP They Are Liars & The Connection They
Give Its Not Open Ports, I Have Problem To Connecto To FTP & SSH & BNC
* Alot Of Programs I Cant Write Them All So All I Want Is A Program Or
A Tools Show My What Ports Are Opened & What Ports Are Closed or
Blocked..

Regards..

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Request for Question Clarification by tisme-ga on 13 Aug 2006 09:27 PDT

Are you looking for a quick test to run that would determine if they
filter/throttle certain types of traffic? We can probably help you set
up one or two tests for the amount of $10.

Also if you give us your isp name and your city, we could research it
from that angle as well.

tisme-ga

Perhaps an online port scan might be of use, like:
http://www.auditmypc.com/freescan/scanoptions.asp
or
http://www.dslreports.com/scan