Vsftp allows one to set the ip address advertised in response to a pasv command in the situation where the server is behind a router and uses an internal address: pasv_address Use this option to override the IP address that vsftpd will advertise in response to the PASV command. Provide a numeric IP address. Default: (none - the address is taken from the incoming connected socket) This works fine unless the external ip address changes (as in the case of dynamic ips). Does anyone have a method for pasv_address to get the "current" external address of the server? VsFtpd reports the correct external address upon connection. It just does not remember it when the user does a passive command such as ls ... Thanks. -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list