FTP typically uses port 21. -- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer 4405 Oakshyre Way Raleigh, NC 27616 (h) 919.874.6229 (c) 703.220.2835
-----Original Message----- From: Ian Skinner [mailto:h...@ilsweb.com] Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 10:37 AM To: cf-talk Subject: (ot) FTP and the ports it uses for data. HISTORY|BACKGROUND I am in the process of reworking a ColdFusion and Oracle 11g application. At one point this application sends some files it generates to another server with FTP. For various reasons, the FTP is being done with the Oracle database management system. Thus we are running into the 'ACL' Access Control List security feature that is new to Oracle 11g. If you are unfamiliar with this feature, Oracle 11g now blocks all HTTP, SMTP and FTP access to any other servers from PL/SQL code unless a ACL entry is created that defines what user can connect to what server with what protocol to what port range. A pretty cool concept actually as it really locks down the server so that it can only do what the developer wants it to do without completely giving up these occasionally very useful protocols. PROBLEM The trouble we are having is what ports are used for the FTP data transfer. These ports need to be defined in the ACL otherwise the process will be blocked by Oracle, but as far as we can tell just about any of the 65,000+ ports can be used for data transfer. I am unfamiliar with FTP server administration so how can one determine or define what range of ports can be used for data transfers? TIA Ian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:320534 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
