Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3232 mails)

["teck" <djsuse@xxxxxxxx>]

----- 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....