If you have router/firewall do you forward FTP requests from the D-Link (firewall) to the workstation ? Just a thought...
- Mark > Whe I got home yesterday I turned on the 'Allow Passive Transfers' option > in > the config file, but, I'm still having the same problem. I am not using a > 'client' program to connect. Im just going to a command prompt on my $M > box > and doing ftp from the command line. > > This may be a problem with my d-link firewall-router. When I enabled the > virtual server ftp option on the d-link, it only opened port 21. In fact, > it showed 'Private Port 21 - Public Port 21'. I another rule for 20 but > no > luck. > > I looked at the d-link help for their virtual server feature but it kept > referring me to works by the noted Spanish author 'Manual'. I may have to > check out his stuff this evening. > > Thanks, > Mark. > > > > >> I believe the "passive switch" that was referred to was in the ftp >> client >> itself. Basically, the way a "normal FTP connection" works is like >> this: >> >> client -->ftp --> server >> <-- ftp-data -- >> >> The client opens connections on port 20 and the server opens them back >> to the client on port 21. Passive mode turns around that second >> connection >> so that the client makes both of them like this: >> >> client -->ftp --> server >> -- ftp-data --> >> >> This works better when the _client_ is behind a firewall and the >> server can't open a connection back to it. >> >> Cheers, >> Tanner >> >> >> -- >> Tanner Lovelace >> clubjuggler at gmail dot com >> http://wtl.wayfarer.org/ >> (fieldless) In fess two roundels in pale, a billet fesswise and an >> increscent, all sable. >> -- >> TriLUG mailing list : >> http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug >> TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ >> TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ >> > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
