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From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
To: Abc Xyz <abc@groggy.anchorage.ptialaska.net>
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Subject: Re: ftp & ppp 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 26 Jan 2000 09:11:44 -0900."
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On Wed, 26 Jan 2000 09:11:44 -0900, Abc Xyz wrote:

> > > ---> PWD
> > > 257 "/.2/FreeBSD" is current directory.
> > > ls
> > > ---> PORT 192,168,0,26,156,72
> > > 
> > > *****
> > > 
> > > ftp (via ftp or http) just hangs at this point and
> > > times out.

Sounds a lot like you need to use Passive FTP.  This could be because
you're behind a firewall, or because your ppp gateway is set up to be
quite picky about what packets it lets back into your netork.  See the
"passive" command in the ftp(1) manual page.

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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