Re: bloody ftpd connection again

[twig les <twigles@yahoo.com>]

I've seen that happen on my machine too (stock FTP,
3.0 Generic, as default an install as you can get). 
If I then hop onto the console of the Open FTP box and
type a netstat -a it hangs for about 1-2 minutes and
then starts again.  Weird.  I've been meaning to see
if starting it as a daemon instead of from inetd would
help but since this is only a personal mp3/dirty
pics/ISO images server for me and a few friends it
hasn't been worth my time yet.


--- Darren Spruell <Darren_Spruell@sento.com> wrote:
> Greetz all,
> 
> Say.  I've scoured the archives and found a couple
> of solutions, but
> nothing that is hitting the spot.
> My problem is that when trying to connect to my OBSD
> 3.0 ftp server
> (stock ftpd) I see the following error:
> 
>   230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
>   Remote system type is UNIX.
>   Using binary mode to transfer files.
>   ftp> ls
>   229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||31198|)
> 
> and the connection hangs there until:
> 
>   200 EPRT command successful.
>   435 Can't build data connection: No such file or
> directory.
> 
> I've also tried issuing the "passive" command after
> login (a suggestion
> from the archive.):
> 
>   ftp> passive
>   Passive mode off.
>   ftp> ls
>   200 EPRT command successful.
>   435 Can't build data connection: No such file or
> directory.
> (<--Appears immediately, no delay.)
> 
> Another suggestion is to connect with the -A flag to
> ftp:
> 
>   $ ftp -Aa 166.70.24.187
> 
>   230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
>   Remote system type is UNIX.
>   Using binary mode to transfer files.
>   ftp> ls
>   200 EPRT command successful.
>   435 Can't build data connection: No such file or
> directory
> 
> Same as 'passive' command.
> 
> Someone else suggested making sure that 20 and 21
> are open on the
> firewall; I don't have  a firewall, only a Cisco 678
> DSL router with 20
> and 21 TCP redirected into the LAN to the FTP
> server.  Both are open.
> 
> I apologize if I've missed something in the docs or
> archives.  I
> appreciate any help!
> 
> --
> Darren Spruell
> Sento IS Dep't
> darren_spruell@sento.com


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