20 is the data port. you must open 20 &21 to allow full ftp services. Gnatbox has nothing to do with the transfer rate. Getting rid of the anonymous login will cut down on the number of exploitive command attempts you'll see in your logs.
-----Original Message----- From: Marc Suxdorf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 3:03 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: FTP ports --------------------- Attention ----------------------------- A digest version of this list is now available. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with the following message: subscribe gb-users-digest your_email_address Then unsubscribe from this list. ------------------------------------------------------------- GNAT Box User Forum http://www.gnatbox.com/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi Send postings to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Access the list archives at: http://www.gnatbox.com/gb-users/ ------------------------------------------------------------- Hi everyone It's maybe a beginners question, but I dare to ask it anyway... I need to give access to a ftp server for one of our clients. I have given access to port 21 through Gnatbox, but have noticed that the client machine also tries to reach port 20. Is this port also necessary for the ftp server, or can I simply ignore this? We also get terrible slow transfer rates, this won't have anything to do with Gnatbox, will it? Also, ftp servers seem to have a very bad record of serious security problems. If I don't grant any anonymous access, would this help to make it safer and what is the worst that could happen? So many questions... But thanks a lot for the help Marc Suxdorf Studios f�r Design Milchstrasse 6b D-20148 Hamburg Tel +49 (40) 41345-100 Fax +49 (40) 41345-101 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe gb-users your_email_address in the body of the message
