This is called active FTP. The server connects back to you when transferring data. For a full description google for "active versus passive ftp" you should get some relevant links pretty quickly.
Michael -----Original Message----- From: Fabiano Pacheco [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 4:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FTP Outgoing - random port incoming Hi All, Does anybody knows why when I try to FTP anywere, loggin on my FW, I saw a packet coming from port 20 (remote) to a randon port on my FW.... But there is anything very strange occurring.....I can authenticate on FTP Server....but when I try to get a list (ls or dir or something else.....) simply the server give me a packet on a random port....so my FW blocks!!! Is it right or not? If right, what I have to do on my fw to permit this packet traffic? Thanx, Fabiano Pacheco
