Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 15:32:03 +0300 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@ucb.crimea.ua> To: Hans Huebner <hans@artcom.de>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NATD: Transparent ftp proxy Message-ID: <19980424153203.A3156@ucb.crimea.ua> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980424141711.18850A-100000@transrapid.artcom.de>; from Hans Huebner on Fri, Apr 24, 1998 at 02:20:11PM %2B0200 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980424141711.18850A-100000@transrapid.artcom.de>
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On Fri, Apr 24, 1998 at 02:20:11PM +0200, Hans Huebner wrote: > Hello there, > > does anyone here know of a transparent ftp proxy for FreeBSD? My users > keep pestering me about being unable to use 'active' ftp with our current > FreeBSD/natd configuration, and pointing me at Linux which has a > transparent ftp proxy built into the kernel (yuk). I keep telling them > that they should use passive ftp and that active ftp stinks anyway, but > somehow I'm unable to convince them. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Hans Natd utilizes libalias - Packet Aliasing Library. This library has special support for FTP data connections. To make it work you SHOULD set the ``use_sockets'' option to ``yes''. Please see natd(8) and libalias(3) for details on how FTP support works. Regards, -- Ruslan Ermilov System Administrator ru@ucb.crimea.ua United Commercial Bank +380-652-247647 Simferopol, Crimea 2426679 ICQ Network, UIN To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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