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Accessing radio stations when ports blocked in hotel?

  • 18-01-2011 8:47am
    #1
    p
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,119 ✭✭✭


    Hey all,

    I'm staying in a hotel at the moment that seems to block nearly all ports. I can access the web after a web-based login, and Skype also seems to work.

    Nearly everything else doesn't. Radio, Mail, FTP etc... Just wondering what ways there are around that?

    I have a VPN service I'm signed up to, but that doesn't seem to work.

    Anyone know if there's a way to tunnel through HTTP or something similar. I'd like to be able to listen to internet radio, and also access FTP.

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,504 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    p wrote: »
    I'd like to be able to listen to internet radio, and also access FTP.

    What about the other poor sods guests you're sharing limited bandwidth with? You want to listen to Internet radio and download some files in a hotel room? Get yourself a 3G subscription.


  • #3
    p
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,119 ✭✭✭p


    coylemj wrote: »
    What about the other poor sods guests you're sharing limited bandwidth with? You want to listen to Internet radio and download some files in a hotel room? Get yourself a 3G subscription.
    Woah - careful you don't fall over with all the assumptions you're jumping to.

    1. This is a commercial business, and I'm paying a premium for internet access.
    2. I'm here for work, and require FTP to upload files for a web design project.
    3. Even if neither of those were true, listening to internet radio or checking your email are not unusual enough that they should be blocked.


  • #4
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,418 ✭✭✭dnme


    OP

    In this day and age, hotels should be offering decent bandwidth via QOS to their clients. Listening to radio and transferring files is a totally normal and reasonable practice. Complain to the hotel.


  • #5
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Ask at reception. Those ports may be closed for a reason.
    Perhaps they will open them.

    Or stay late at the office instead?


  • #6
    Keywal
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭Keywal


    If the hotel offered full internet access to all guests, it would be a crap connection.

    Ports are blocked to prevent you from doing what your trying to do!

    most large companies now dont even try to reply on a hotels internet. they give their employees other means to do their work... saves on down time..:p


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