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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 3:01 pm
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majorwibi
 
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Originally Posted by jcresq
Many, probably most, hotel internet services block certain ports (80 and 8080 I think), such that you can't receive certain attachments to email, or live audio or video streaming through certain programs. Does anyone know a way around these blocks? Is there anywhere to find out which ports a particular hotel's service blocks?

Thanks.
Which hotel blocks port 80?

Blocking port 80 kills basic web browsing functionality. I've stayed at most of the major chains and have never found my basic web browsing capability to be blocked. My access to email (via Outlook) is blocked but that is by my work firewall and not anything the hotels have done.
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