Re: bloody ftpd connection again

[Dan Brosemer <odin@svartalfheim.net>]

On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 11:23:15AM -0700, Darren Spruell wrote:
[ failing passive mode connections to FTP server ]

> 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!

Would I be correct in assuming you're trying to FTP to this server from
the other side of this Cisco router?

If so, I suggest you read http://www.svartalfheim.net/natftp.html if the FTP
server runs 3.0 xor http://www.daemonnews.org/200109/ftpnat.html if you run
2.9 or earlier.

Even if you're not doing NAT, this should be helpful.  (basically, if I'm
right, you need to redirect a lot more ports and convince the ftp server to
respond with your external address -- the latter is already done if you
don't use NAT).

HTH

-Dan

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