Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 07:39:27 -0500 From: "Doug Reynolds" <mav@wastegate.net> To: "darryl@osborne-ind.com" <darryl@osborne-ind.com>, "Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg" <listsub@rambo.simx.org> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ftp & FreeBSD firewall Message-ID: <20011228123809.312F937B416@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <3C2C5819.2080501@rambo.simx.org>
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On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 12:31:37 +0100, Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg wrote: >Darryl Hoar wrote: > >>Greetings, >>I built a Freebsd firewall according to the instructions at >>http://www.schlacter.net:8500/public/FreeBSD-STABLE_and_IPFILTER.html >> >>The firewall/router is working fine. >> >>My network consists mostly of Windows PC's. Since I've put the firewall >>in place, they have been unable to use ftp to retrieve files from the web. >>I have tried cuteftp, ws_ftp and microsofts ftp clients on these windows >>machines. I have set them up to use passive , but the firewall settings >>in these clients don't make sense. >> >>What do I need to do to safely let my Windows users use ftp to retrieve/put >>files on the internet ? >> >Trying settting the clients in passive mode. >Where you find the settings depends on the client software, but its >usually reffered to as passive transfers, passive mode or PASV for short. >I know for a fact that both CuteFTP and WS_FTP supports this option. i dont know about ws_ftp or msftp, but leapftp you just click pasv. my guess is that a rule for your firewall is off.. i think ftp sends data back on port20 as well. that could be the problem --- doug reynolds | the maverick | mav@wastegate.net PGP Public Key Fingerprint: 6E7B 9993 B503 6D45 E33A 2019 26E5 C1DB To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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