[TriLUG] open ports on Uverse 2wire gateway

[Igor Partola]

> On Jan 24, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Barry Gaskins <barry.gaskins at gmail.com> wrote:

>   So AT&T is responsible for administering this device but you are upset
> that they have ports open that allow them to access the device?   How are
> they going to provide you with the service that you are paying for if they
> do not have port(s) open that allow them to access it?  I guess they could
> have rules that only allow access from their service center ip address or
> something like that.  It would still be open but only the them and your
> scan might not see it.  But in general, if you are paying them to
> administer the device then they can pretty much do what they want in the
> way they want.

Sounds like it is just the opposite: nmap from an external host shows the ports open but the AT&T tech sees them as closed. It would be pretty humorous if someone did screw up the firewall rules this badly.

My only actual advice is to get a better modem and router. Combo devices like this seem to always cause grief.

Igor