Hi, Disabling the FTP-Proxy will stop allowing your clients to access outside ftp servers. If you want this, you can disable, otherwise makes no sense.
After some research, i found a problem with some FTP Server running Microsoft IIS. Not every server is well setup, and the returned IP from server is the local subnet IP. If the server, that you want to connect has this problem, forget about successfull connections. You can't receive anything. Sample using a Active Connection: C:\>ftp nonono.com Connected to nonono.com. 220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [TLS] ---------- 220-You are user number 2 of 50 allowed. 220-Local time is now 17:20. Server port: 21. 220-IPv6 connections are also welcome on this server. 220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity. User (redebristol.com.br:(none)): remote 331 User remoto OK. Password required Password: 230-User remoto has group access to: ti 230 OK. Current restricted directory is / ftp> ls 500 I won't open a connection to 192.168.0.2 (only to 200.99.99.99) 425 No data connection But, using Passive Connection: Status: Connecting to nonono.com ... Status: Connected with nonono.com. Waiting for welcome message... Response: 220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [TLS] ---------- Response: 220-You are user number 1 of 50 allowed. Response: 220-Local time is now 17:36. Server port: 21. Response: 220-IPv6 connections are also welcome on this server. Response: 220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity. Command: USER public Response: 331 User public OK. Password required Command: PASS ****** Response: 230-User public has group access to: ti Response: 230 OK. Current restricted directory is / Command: SYST Response: 215 UNIX Type: L8 Command: FEAT Response: 211-Extensions supported: Response: EPRT Response: IDLE Response: MDTM Response: SIZE Response: REST STREAM Response: MLST type*;size*;sizd*;modify*;UNIX.mode*;UNIX.uid*;UNIX.gid*;unique*; Response: MLSD Response: ESTP Response: PASV Response: EPSV Response: SPSV Response: ESTA Response: AUTH TLS Response: PBSZ Response: PROT Response: 211 End. Status: Connected Status: Retrieving directory listing... Command: PWD Response: 257 "/" is your current location Status: Directory listing successful OBS.: Either WAN and LAN, FTP-Proxy was active to this samples above. Best Regards, Luiz Vaz 2008/3/4 Anil Garg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Is there any harm in *Disable the userland FTP-Proxy application ?? > > Where can I read about this? > > Thanks > Anil Garg > > *
