When I FTP to my Linux server (running proftpd) which is outside our network it takes a long time to connect...some things happen at normal speed but I keep getting these messages: 227 Entering Passive Mode (209,173,192,110,8,71). And it seems to hang for a few minutes before. Sometimes it takes so long to connect it times out and disconnects me before it finishes connecting. I can get to other ftp sites ok (but apparently only non-Linux ones) and I can get to this server from home just fine. Any ideas on what I could look into? Maybe a conflict between the port that ftp is using and the firewall? Unfortunately our Net Admin has very little knowledge of firewalls and neither do I. Brady