Re: Question on Internet access of vsftp server

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On Sat, 2003-12-20 at 02:48, Julian Opificius wrote:
> I believe you do, Bob.

No, FTP is a TCP-only protocol.  The IANA has reserved both TCP and UDP
for most services for forward compatibility's sake.

> I have ports 20 & 21 open for TCP and UDP on my Cisco 678's DSL modem's 
> firewall, and have ftp working correctly.
> Though my memory is a little faded, I'm sure I wouldn't have opened it all 
> up  unless I needed to.

Wrong.  You only need TCP.  Obviously, allowing *more* than is necessary
through your firewall won't cause your service to break.  It just allows
more than is *necessary*.

-- 
Jason Dixon, RHCE
DixonGroup Consulting
http://www.dixongroup.net


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