Therefore, something outside of your machine is blocking the
ports, or you are misreading or misusing the tools that are
telling you the ports are blocked.
Tell us how you are checking the ports
I am running an Apache server and using Qualys Lab’s server checker. It shows no access to the server.
And my server leasing company blocks no ports outside each host’s own settings.
Whatever attempt I make to change the ports disappears when I reboot.
-Tom