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Date:      Sat, 12 May 2001 17:53:26 +0400
From:      "Artem Koutchine" <matrix@ipform.ru>
To:        "Tony Wells" <awells@journalstar.com>
Cc:        <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Allow rules for ipfw for active ftp
Message-ID:  <005f01c0daeb$a6f1ad40$0c00a8c0@ipform.ru>
References:  <001c01c0d9fe$f897ea80$0c00a8c0@ipform.ru> <3AFC0C37.5AD65CC2@journalstar.com>

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I've read the man page and don't understand one thing: Is this a
protocol
spec or just ftpd feature? I it is just ftpd behavior that opening the
port will
not help to connect in active mode to Windoze boxes or other ftp
daemons.



> I you need to open up ports 49152 - 65535.  You can read the ftpd
man
> page for more info.
>
> Artem Koutchine wrote:
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > Is it possive to allow active (as opposite to passive)
> > ftp connection using ipfw rules? I put my local network
> > behind a restrictive firewall (everything is denied by
> > default) and now i must form allow rules to allow
> > ftp connections. For passive connection everything is
> > ok (client connect to server on 21, servers tell where
> > to connect for data, client connect to server on that
> > port) but for active connections server must connect
> > to client on the port that client told the server. I think
> > I understood ftp protocol right. I cannot imaging
> > ipfw tules to allow the second (active) case. MAybe
> > someone has done it?
> >
> > Artem
> >
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