Actually I think ftp is supposed to use both ports 20 and 21. Hope this helps. Jayson. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Holmes" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 4:13 PM Subject: [OT] Proftp and Firewalls > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hey, I'm wondering if and how one can run proftp on a linux server > behind a router. In my case, the incoming request is port forwarded > to my machine running proftpd and so far, I can access the basic login > prompts but I cannot list directories from any outside machines. If I > use a simple command line client outside, the last thing I see after > typing 'ls' is "port command successful" and then it just hangs. I > think it's got to do with active vs passive FTP but not sure in this > direction. > > On my router, I have the outside port set to 7021 and the destination > port set to 21 and proftpd on the inside machine listens on port 21. > So my connections set up find. Oh, I can access all proper functions > of this ftp server on my local network with no problems. Do I have to > do something with the data port as well, and if so, what ot I set it > to? My ISP blocks inbound FTP port 21 so that's why the high number. > > Any ideas? I hope my question makes sense. > - -- > HolmesGrown Solutions > The best solutions for the best price! > http://ld.net/?holmesgrown > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFA10F2WSjv55S0LfERAkoYAJwPc15EyErze/9oOLprZZ7hPXP9YgCfR/cS > W/mFxkYNpbQ/zNPhfRTsSZU= > =CNNh > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
