hi robert, it sounds to me like the client's trying to connect in PASV mode, then fails because of incorrect firewall settings (or a server not supporting PASV), and falls back to PORT mode after a while. try switching off PASV mode in the client, and see if it's still slow.
regards, -rodi On Thu, 2004-01-15 at 18:17, Robert Cates wrote: > Hi, > > I'm hoping someone on this list can help me with an FTP server issue. > > I'm running a handful of Internet services on my ADSL line - DNS, Web, > e-Mail, and FTP servers. > All seem to be running fine, very fast as well, but the FTP server is > very slow, e.g. first logging on is quite slow, and with every request > to change directories takes unusually long. > > Also, the problem seems to occur only from the Internet, i.e. from > outside my firewall - a Linksys Gateway/Router with Firewall. > > Is this an FTP server issue ( should I change my FTP server - > WU-FTPD )? If not server specific, maybe in the configuration? Or > more to do with my firewall settings? > I suspect I may need to move the machine to the DMZ port, but before I > do I was hoping somebody may have a better solution ( I don't know for > sure if the DMZ will solve the problem, and I'd rather not use the DMZ > ). > > Thank you very much in advance for your help! > Robert
