On 06/21/2007 02:59 AM, Fajar Priyanto wrote:
> On Thursday 21 June 2007 15:30, Hans Linux wrote:
>   
>> i always have bad experience with my proftp server. i have it running
>> but i can't transfr any data. Everytime it always stuck at "Entering
>> passive mode" for a long time and then timeout. But if I disable the
>> firewall, it works well. So which port of firewall should i open? I do
>> some googling and find out port 30000-30050 or 60000-65535, but it
>> didn't work.
>>     
>
> Hello Hans,
> It's not your proftp's fault.
> In passive mode, the ftp client will connect to the ftp server on tcp 21, 
> then 
> for data transfer it will open random high ports. In order to do this your 
> kernel must have ip_conntrack_ftp module loaded, so that it can 'track' the 
> connection for ftp.
>
> I believe you can set it in your firewall to load the needed module.
> HTH,
>   
Congratulations on the only correct answer so far :-)

As for loading ip_conntrack_ftp, that is done in the SuSEfirewall2
script, so the OP must be using some other firewall.

-- 
Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue. -- François de La Rochefoucauld

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