Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 18:26:46 -0400 From: James Housley <jim@thehousleys.net> To: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@math.missouri.edu> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Passive mode for ftp Message-ID: <393ECC26.A2DE6DFA@thehousleys.net> References: <393EB2EC.B4D083A1@math.missouri.edu> <393ECA1E.58DF698C@math.missouri.edu>
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Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:
>
> OK, it is not passive mode as such that seems to be problem.
>
> Suppose I do:
> ftp ftp.freebsd.org
> and log on as anonymous. When I type
> ls
> I get the messages
> 500 'EPSV': command not understood.
> 500 'LPSV': command not understood.
> Passive mode refused.
>
> This worked in earler versions of FreeBSD 4.0, even when I had
> a firewall.
>
This is from /etc/login.conf:
default:\
:copyright=/etc/COPYRIGHT:\
:welcome=/etc/motd:\
:setenv=MAIL=/var/mail/$,BLOCKSIZE=K,FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=NO:\
I changed FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=YES to NO and all was right in the world.
Jim
Don't forget cap_mkdb.
--
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
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