problems connecting to port 8086

[ace_rizzle]

hi all. hope this post is in the right section.

i recently have been trying to download files from a server, which uses port 8086.

i can connect to the site using vodacom 3g, but when i try using my billion 800vgt router with an axxess uncapped expressed account... nothing. cant get a connection.

so i assumed it to be either my firewall / ISP / router.
through the process of elimination, i have established that it is none of them?

firewall - i have turned off and disabled
isp - axxess have said to me that they do not block said port 8060
router - have tried resetting factory defaults, setting up virtual server & port forwarding. all to no effect.

i even reformatted and reinstalled windows onto some extra unpartitioned space i had - a clean install - and still the problem persists.

i'm really at a loss. anyone have any ideas?

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

Can you telnet to the server url and port?

 

[BILLION.aire]

Ace, found out from your ISP if you are using an L2TP uncapped account, if thats the case then your port forwading will not work. Can you ping your file server?

 

[ace_rizzle]

wow, thanks for the speed reply. yes, i can ping them. 323ms response...

and i'm using the uncapped express, not the full uncapped one. i dont *think* it's L2TP, but i'm really not sure :?