--- In [email protected], Brad Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Oh well, I only use skype to talk to my girlfriend while I'm away,
and my bro in the uk.
> I'll just give them both OpenVPN keys and an OpenVPN and SIP client
and we can speak using my secure
> asterisk network.
>
> Fornicate etisalat.
Ok, that's a nice workaround, but that doesn't tackle the root of the
problem. Am I the only one here that thinks Etisalat is pushing this
too far? I mean, I thought I was paying for Internet access. If they
block half of the services, maybe they would consider reducing the
subscription fee by half as well!
As far as I can see in the wireshark logs, Etisalat has blacklisted
all the possible login ip addresses of skype. Packets going there
bounce on constant TCP retransmissions. They might also have blocked
the use of a range of ports, because the login process seems to
originate from ports around the 1200s. However, once skype notices it
can't log in the old fashioned way, it will use 443 (ssl) and 80
(http). Of course Etisalat cannot block those, but they block access
to a list of ip addresses.
So it seems only the login system is affected. I don't see how they
would manage to block the p2p nature of skype. However, if no one in
this area is able to log in to skype, the entire skype p2p network in
this part of the world breaks down.
Anyway, these are just my observations. My point still is that this is
pretty f***** up. I feel like I'm treated like a misbehaving child
that is restricted in what it can do. By the company I am PAYING to
get me on the Internet! This will not stand...
Greetings!
Michael
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