Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 14:16:41 +0100 From: "Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg" <listsub@rambo.simx.org> To: Doug Reynolds <mav@wastegate.net> Cc: "darryl@osborne-ind.com" <darryl@osborne-ind.com>, "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ftp & FreeBSD firewall Message-ID: <3C2C70B9.5020602@rambo.simx.org> References: <200112281238.fBSCcBC12375@rambo.simx.org>
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Doug Reynolds wrote: >[snip] > >i dont know about ws_ftp or msftp, but leapftp you just click pasv. my >guess is that a rule for your firewall is off.. i think ftp sends data >back on port20 as well. that could be the problem > Correct me if Im wrong, it has been a while since I studied the FTP protocoll, but if the client uses passive, no data should be sent back at all. The server will open listening ports, and the client will connect to the server. The server should never have to contact the client. -- R To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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