I think it has to do with my ipchains settings. I have not been able to figure out entry for allowing ftp. If I turn off ipchains, I can connect.
The current entry is ACCEPT tcp -y---- anywhere anywhere any -> ftp (I intend to restrict it further once I get the entry working but with this one, I still cannot connect.) -----Original Message----- From: David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 18 December 2002 1:54 PM To: Dennis M. Gray Subject: Re: [SLUG] configuring ftpaccess have you checked your /etc/hosts.allow /etc/hosts.deny files? xinetd blocks ftp by default, although it sounds like you have already looked at that On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Dennis M. Gray wrote: > I am trying to configure a server for ftp access over the internet. > This particular server is running RH 7.1 with wu-ftp. I have compared > the ftpaccess file on that system to another server running RH 8.0 and > they look the same, however, I am unable to ftp to the system running > 7.1. SSH is okay and other services are okay. The xinet.d file for > wu-ftp on both systems are exactly the same. I consistently get a > "connection refused" message. > > I am unable to find anything in the logs that might give me a clue > about what is wrong. I am probably forgetting some basic thing but > this it the first time I have worked with xinetd (formerly used inetd > on other systems). What should I look for? > > Thanks, > > Dennis > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
