I do not know how it was closed as I was not the one that
closed it ;{... below is what I am trying to do and why I
need to do it.
Verizon.net is my email provider. I can only change
passwords, configure new email accounts etc. by going to
their web site. I am told that since I cannot get into
the web site from the internet (from my office) that port
81 has to be enabled for me to make this connection. I am
able to get to their logon page but i get a "Page cannot
be displayed error message).
I tried to connect to Verizon's web site from another
company's LAN and was able to do so without any
problems... I was able to setup emails and configure
accounts, change passwords etc...
You asked how to open a port on W2K, but you say you have trouble
accessing from your LAN. There's a distinct probability that W2K has
no ports blocked. The ports are more likely blocked in a firewall.
Normally, ports initiated from the LAN side are allowed by firewall
settings, so if there is a firewall then it is tightened down to
prevent you from doing what you're doing.
Unfortunately, I can't give much help. You don't know what's been
done or where it may have been done, and neither do I. If you're the
network adminitrator you're going to need to do some digging to
understand your network, and if not, you need to contact your network
administrator for help.
Jeff
