Hi all, For me, ip_conntrack_ftp does not work for PASSIVE ftp. In the firewall rules, I blocked everything and put the following rules, iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --sport 21 -m state --state ESTABLISHED,NEW -j ACCEPT iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 21 -m state --state NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT And when I try to ftp, the control channel goes through firwall, but data channel fails to pass through. Is there any thing else I should add to the firewall rules to allow ftp data through firwall. Any help will be highly appreciated. Regards, Chandra *Disclaimer* "This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may contain trade secrets or privileged or undisclosed information. They may also be subject to copyright protection. Please do not copy, distribute or forward this email to anyone unless authorised. If you are not a named addressee, you must not use, disclose, retain or reproduce all or any part of the information contained in this e-mail or any attachments. If you have received this email by mistake please notify the sender immediately by return email and destroy/delete all copies of the email."