upload trouble (cable cops?)

[manintheback]

Like everyone, I lost WinMX for awhile. Was using Kaza and got a phone call from COX cable advising me that someone at my location was sharing a copywritted file. I pulled the particular file off (they gave me the file name) and no further problems. Then found the WinMX fix, installed and runs fine EXCEPT very few people can get through to upload from me. Have checked all router, firewall, library, etc settings and everything appears normal. Could it be the Cox Cable Cops causing the problem? I can download fine, except for pissin people off when it appears I don't share. Kaza is working fine. Help?

[Bearded Blunder]

Cox are notorious for blocking WinMX, in some cases changing to non-standard ports can help, a friend of mine (cox customer) had some success using TCP 1547 (laplink) & UDP 5631 (pc-anywhere)... of course you need not to be using either of those programs..

Failing that, it's TCP which they interfere with, so setting WinMX as unable to receive on TCP & making a secondary connection may help..

In some areas they're filtering (I hear) outgoing traffic based on packet header, & dropping connections for winmx traffic.. at least to non-cox customers.. if that's what's going on, & the above doesn't help, I'm afraid the only answer is a change of provider.

[manintheback]

thanks for the help-I'll give it a try