Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3232 mails)

[James Knott <james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx>]

teck wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Knott" <james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 9:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [SLE] SPAM: Passive ftp through firewall?
> 
> 
>> teck wrote:
>>> hello all...
>>>
>>> i set up my machine with the second nic and enabled masq all works great
>>> except! internet users can no longer ftp. the external card should
>>> accept ftp connections and allow passiv ports... Its fine it it doesnt
>>> goto my lan (2nd card) but i would like to re enable the passive ftp
>>> function... i looked thro yast and see only a ref to allow tftpd  on the
>>> external...  i know there is something i have overlooked......  pop http
>>> https and everything else is working just fine.....
>>
>> Passive FTP should work through NAT and active mode normally doesn't.
>> Give it a try with a browser or an FTP client that can use passive mode.
>> The Linux FTP client defaults to passive, but the Windows client is
>> active mode only.  If the firewall doesn't explicitly list FTP, you can
>> always specify the port number.
>>
>>
> yup i had someone try it from "the outside" with cute ftp it works
> fine... but my previously working unlimitedftp java script is what has
> quit....
> 
> 

What happens if you use the Linux command line FTP?