On Wed, Sep 27, 2000 at 09:48:26PM -0500, Yaron wrote: > Hi, > > Ok, this happens once every now-and-again... > > I've got an IPCHAINS nat/firewall with a couple of boxes behind it. Now > for some reason, when I try to ftp from one of the workstations, I > occasionally get this: > > 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply. > Remote system type is UNIX. > Using binary mode to transfer files. > ftp> ls > 500 Illegal PORT Command > ftp: bind: Address already in use > > > This happens on every FTP site I connect to. Passive mode seems to work > fine, but I wanna get to the bottom of this. The firewall is allowing both > ports 20 and 21, and allowing source to return. Furthermore, it logs all > denals and is logging nothing when this happens. Use ncftp. Enable the option "passive". Insmod "ip_masq_ftp.o". Download files. -- Chad "^chewie, gunnarr" Walstrom <chewie at wookimus.net> http://wookimus.net/chewie --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org