Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 09:32:20 -0600 (CST) From: "Lane Holcombe" <lane@joeandlane.com> To: "Kevin Kinsey" <k_a_kinsey@netzero.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Freebsd and firewalls -- follow up Message-ID: <200202131532.g1DFWKl02432@joeandlane.com>
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Well it didn't work. I used "setenv FTP_PASSIVE_MODE no" and retried "make all " in /usr/ports/samba but I only got "Internal Server Error". Then I tried with FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=yes and got the same error. At some point I logged out and then back in and retried with my unchanged environment. To my surprise I received a "Login:" prompt after the third "Internal Server Error" (This was the third source host in the Makefile list). I entered "anonymous" because I assumed it was the remote server and NOT my proxy server. Then I was prompted with "password:" so I entered that. Then I got "Internal Server Error" and I have not been able to reproduce that. How frustrating. > As I understand it from fetch(3), FTP passive move can be controlled by > the environment variable FTP_PASSIVE_MODE. When this variable is > anything but "no" then ftp passive mode is enforced. Otherwise it is > not. > > I thought that meant that if the variable exists then Passive mode is > enforced but that it it did not exist then passive mode was controlled > by command line or not enforced. But it seems like you are saying that > FreeBSD ALWAYS uses passive mode unless you specifically turn it off. > > I will try that first thing tomorrow and see what happens. > > Thanks for the tip. I'll let you know if it changes things. > > lane (holcombe) > > In FBSD, default is passive mode, which doesn't work > > behind many fw's and/or NAT setups. So.... > > > > elisha#ftp > > ftp>passive > > Passive Mode Off. > > ftp>open ftp.freebsd.org > > Connected to beastie.tdk.net > > > > etc. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lane Holcombe" <lane@joeandlane.com> > > To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 2:51 PM > > Subject: Freebsd and firewalls > > > > > > > I've recently installed Freebsd on an available PC at work. In > order > > > to do this I had to download the /bin subdirectory from > ftp.freebsd.org > > > using my Windows OS, reboot to freebsd boot disks and then install > from > > > a DOS filesystem. > > > > > > This is because I cannot seem to get FreeBSD to punch through the > > > firewall at work. > > > > > > Using sysinstall I have attempted ftp installation, ftp passive, and > > > ftp via http proxy but none have been able to connect. > > > > > > I am able to use FTP from Windows but not from the DOS Command > line. > > > Windows asks for user authentication but DOS just fails. > > > > > > I am able to use PPM (Perl Package Manager) from MSDos by setting > three > > > environment variables: HTTP_PROXY, HTTP_PROXY_USER, and > > > HTTP_PROXY_PASS. I am NOT able to use this technique to utilze CPAN > on > > > DOS nor does it seem to work for any network activity in Freebsd. > > > > > > If anyone has any ideas how to make FreeBSD negotiate with my > firewall > > > please help. > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > lane (holcombe) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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