Re: problem ftping ports ...

[Russell Frame <binxist@yahoo.com>]

This indicates you are behind a firewall.  The default mode of ftp requires the
server to assign the data port (which your firewall is blocking).  You can
login, see the motd, but issue a get or ls and kapoooot.  To overcome this use
ftp in passive mode, this causes the client set the data port.  All you need to
do is set the variable FTP_PASSIVE_MODE to something other than "NO".
ie..

/etc/rc.local

FTP_PASSIVE_MODE="YES"
export FTP_PASSIVE_MODE

- Russell C. Frame

--- "oliver.haeuser" <oliver.haeuser@donner-nagel.de> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have an interesting problem here.
> I just installed openbsd. Everything installed fine and I would like to
> install some ports.
> 
> I got the newest ports tree from ftp.openbsd.org.
> And now comes the big problem which really puzzles me.
> I cd into the port , lets say bash2 and type in make. Everything runs
> perfect. I get an ftp connection,
> the necessary file bash-2.04.tar is found and the get command is issued.
> After that NADA. nothing happens.
> 
> I found out that I do not seem to receive anything from ftp servers
> beside the mod. As soon as I get anything I don't receive a thing.
> 
> If I connect to an internal ftp server everything works like a charm.
> 
> Does anybody got an idea ?
> (I have not installed the ssl package yet - due to the fact that ftp
> doesn work and I use 2.6 out from the cd)
> 
> thanks for your help.
> 
> Oliver Haeuser
> 
> 

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