Bob Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Recently set up a firewall using ipf and apparently ran into a problem > with FTP sites. Received error, "No route to host" while fetching files > located on ftp sites during portupgrade and also was unable to open the > FreeBSD FTP Server (550 Could not accept passive data connection-timed > out.) Had no problem once I disabled the firewall. > > I noticed there was a test utility called ipftest available but the man > page didn't help me understand how it functions. Has anyone utilized > this utility? Is there a site that is more informative than the man > page? > > In the mean time, I do remember scanning an article on active FTP vs > passive FTP which may be a good "next step" given the browser error > message 550.
The ipf section in the Handbook has a whole subsection on dealing with FTP. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
