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Date:      Thu, 06 Jun 2002 17:08:48 -0800
From:      Mark-Nathaniel Weisman <mark@outlander.us>
To:        Axel Scheepers <axel@axel.truedestiny.net>
Cc:        <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: active ftp on ipfw and natd?
Message-ID:  <B925479F.5DA9%mark@outlander.us>
In-Reply-To: <20020606141121.E67863@mars.thuis>

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Those ports are not addressable from the outside are they? Could someone use
that open port range to exploit the box?

His Faithful Servant,
Mark

> From: Axel Scheepers <axel@axel.truedestiny.net>
> Reply-To: Axel Scheepers <axel@axel.truedestiny.net>
> Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 14:11:21 +0200
> To: Mark-Nathaniel Weisman <mark@outlander.us>
> Cc: questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: active ftp on ipfw and natd?
> 
> On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 11:47:19PM -0800, Mark-Nathaniel Weisman wrote:
>> List,
>> I was looking through the archives, and it would seem that a potential
>> solution for my problem is punch_fw? I haven't read the man about it yet,
>> however, I'm trying to run an active ftp connection through a natd/ipfw box
>> to my webserver, I've got ports 20 and 21 open, and yet I can't seem to
>> connect through the box, any assistance would be greatly appreciated, and
>> yes I will go and read the man file on this. ;-)
>> 
>> His Faithful Servant,
>> Mark Weisman
>> 
>> 
> Hi Mark,
> 
> I think you have to open up ports 49152-65535 too for ftp to work;
> also check these:
> 02:10pm axel@mars:~ $sysctl -a | grep range
> net.inet.ip.portrange.lowfirst: 1023
> net.inet.ip.portrange.lowlast: 600
> net.inet.ip.portrange.first: 1024
> net.inet.ip.portrange.last: 5000
> net.inet.ip.portrange.hifirst: 49152
> net.inet.ip.portrange.hilast: 65535
> 
> If you want that hole to be less big.
> 
> Gr,
> - 
> Axel Scheepers
> UNIX System Administrator
> 
> email: axel@axel.truedestiny.net
> a.scheepers@iae.nl
> http://axel.truedestiny.net/~axel
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