Yes,  I also got hit by this issue. Additionally, I had setup the Safcom modem as a bridge (with a Ubiquiti edge router as the PPPOE client [1] & router). They reset their device to the default router mode & locked me out. :/ A really meh experience! I’m considering going back to JTL...

Aside: The edge router is a really nifty device. Esp if you flash it with OpenWRT, you can  do:
 * DNS blacklists (block naughty sites for kids)
 *  Traffic shaping & priority queue,
 *  Multiwan bonding, 
 * Wireguard VPN server (To access your home lan remotely)
 * Wake Up on LAN (remotely boot up your home PC for ssh)
 * Run asterisk (or )
 
With a huge RAM (256MB vs typical 8MB) & ROM space (250MB vs typical 32MB) ,Full  Gigabit with POE goodness, In fact, it’s a no brainer if you are looking at the TPLinks/et al to consider this [2][3].


1. https://www.ui.com/edgemax/edgerouter/
2. https://optace.co.ke/product-category/ubiquiti/ubiquiti-routers/?orderby=price
3. https://openwrt.org/toh/ubiquiti/ubiquiti_edgerouter_x_er-x_ka



Cheers,
Laban


On 16 Dec 2020, at 20:09, John K. via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

Thanks for the suggestions but virtually any port I try is blocked. I'm using non standard ports already, all of them blocked. I've even just tried a random port, nothing, blocked completely.

On Fri, 11 Dec 2020, 07:47 Chris Ochieng via skunkworks, <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
switch to 587 which is SMTP submit. Now commonly used in the net and standardised.

25 is now left mostly for relay between servers so will most likely be blocked last mile.

On Fri, 11 Dec 2020 at 08:36, awatila--- via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

Change the port the port that you are using for smtp

 

Firewalls have rules that block that port because of spam

 

regards

 

From: skunkworks <skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke> On Behalf Of John K. via skunkworks
Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 7:56 PM
To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Cc: John K. <kamau.john@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Blocked ports on Safaricom Fibre

 

Confirmed with another user in a different location in Nairobi. Same thing external access blocked. No one here experiencing the same? 

 

On Sun, 29 Nov 2020, 10:04 John K., <kamau.john@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

Anyone here who has forwarded ports to an internal server on Safaricom home fibre noticed ports seem to be blocked now? It has been fine for ages, suddenly stopped around 25th November.

 

Wondering if it's just an isolated incident or is happening to other users. 

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