So it's solaris or BSD? In any case, I just opened ports 20 and 21 on my firewall to my ftp server, and I can ftp into it just fine from the outside. You opened both of those ports right? > -----Original Message----- > From: Joshua b. Jore [mailto:josh at greentechnologist.org] > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 4:17 PM > To: 'tclug-list at mn-linux.org' > Subject: RE: [TCLUG] firewall friendly ftp? > > > Well... it's ipf on the same box as the ftp server. I think I > can patch my existing ftp server so it makes external calls > to open the right port to the right IP but I figured it'd be > easier to just use something that already does that. > > Joshua Jore > Minneapolis Ward 3, precinct 10 > "The irony of this man being imprisoned in the United > States and longing to return to once-Communist Russia so he > can regain his right to free speech is simply staggering." - > someone else > > On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Austad, Jay wrote: > > > What type of firewall are you using? Linux box, PIX, Firewall-1, > > Netscreen.... ? > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Joshua b. Jore [mailto:josh at greentechnologist.org] > > > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 2:51 PM > > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > Subject: [TCLUG] firewall friendly ftp? > > > > > > > > > I've tried searching around for a bit and what I'm finding isn't > > > relevant. I'm trying to make my ftp server make nice with my > > > firewall. In reading the ftp spec, it says that on PASV, EPSV or > > > LPSV the ftp server should start listening somewhere and > then tell > > > the client to come and get it. Do you know of anything > that can say, > > > make exernal calls so I can open the right port on the > firewall on > > > the fly? I figured I'd clean the open ports up > independantly. This > > > doesn't seem like a unique idea, I just haven't seen anyone talk > > > about a solution. > > > > > > Ideas? > > > > > > Joshua Jore > > > Minneapolis Ward 3, precinct 10 > > > "The irony of this man being imprisoned in the United > States and > > > longing to return to once-Communist Russia so he can regain his > > > right to free speech is simply staggering." - someone else > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > tclug-list mailing list > > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > https://mailman.mn-> linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > tclug-list mailing list > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-> linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >