perhaps it's blocked because of EPSV (extended passive ftp). Try to disable EPSV in squid.conf with "ftp_epsv off". regards tom 2010/6/25 John Doe <jdmls@xxxxxxxxx>: > From: Malik Madni <m4madnimalik@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> i want to access ftp through command prompt. but it is blocked by squid. >> when i tried it on Squid machine then on squid ftp was opening on command >> prompt. > > What do you mean by "is blocked by squid"? > Squid should not handle ftp traffic (ports 20,21)... > How/why does your ftp session end up on the squid server? > > JD > > > >