Being that FTP is one of the most insecure protocols, it might be a better idea to use ssh.
Just a thought. -Dave >From: "Thomas M. Welch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Kartik Trivedi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "irado furioso com tudo" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: NAT, Internet access and security >Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 17:58:23 -0600 > >No Problem... > >Just map port 21 (assuming you are using port21) to your internal redhat >box running the ftp daemon. > >It is also called port forwarding. When a FTP request comes to your >router over port 21 your router will forward that request to the >internal machine you specify. > >Hope this helps. >-Tom > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kartik Trivedi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 5:05 AM >To: irado furioso com tudo >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: NAT, Internet access and security > > >hey guys, > >Any idea how can i run an FTP server behind a NAT. > >I share DSL connection with my roommates using a router. But i want to >connect to my machine (RH Linux 7.2 which has an ftp daemon running) >from outside. > >Any idea? > >Thanks >-neo >----- Original Message ----- >From: "irado furioso com tudo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 3:46 AM >Subject: Re: NAT, Internet access and security > > >surelly, I am missing something. In a widely open network as this, how >can it be secure ?? > > > >Iain McAleer wrote: > > > Hey guys, > > > > To be honest, if your system is secure a firewall is redundant. I am > > aware of a company here in Perth that is part of a multi-million > > dollar corporation. They have NO firewalls in place and are not > > implimenting NAT. Infact they have live IP's for all their > > workstations. The reason they >have > > no firewall and can keep running with this is because their system is > > secure. The biggest security risk is always going to be exploits and > > your own clients idiocy. > > > > > > >saudações, > >Irado Furioso com Tudo >Linux (SuSE) User 179402 >se abrirem as portas de *todas* as prisões, os roubos ainda serão em >menor volume do que os de nossos políticos. Na verdade, mal >perceberíamos a diferença (think about)!. > > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
