On Tue, Aug 29, 2000 at 09:02:37AM +0100, Robert de Bath wrote:
> They tend to be on dynamic addresses, it's probably best if I make one for
> you ...
>
> FX: 60 seconds later ... ftp://rdebath.mine.nu:4321
Thanks, I have tested lftp on it. lftp will do two thnigs:
1. try to connect to original IP with specified port
2. if connection fails, try active mode (PORT).
> BTW: I did just mention these in passing, they are not that common: It's
> far more likely that the windows PC will be directly on the internet but
> Broken As Designed.
In this case connection to original IP should work.
> > > NB: ip-masq can make local rfc1597 + remote internet legal.
> >
> > It depends on who does the translation. In properly set environment
> > programs won't have to mix private/remote addresses.
> NO.
>
> If the firewall is doing NAT (at the IP level) then there are 3 machines
> involved. The client on a machine with ip 10.10.10.10 The firewall with
> addresses 10.10.10.1 and 123.45.67.89 and the internet server 98.76.54.32.
I meant application level gateway by 'properly set environment'. In case
it is absent applications will see the mix of addresses, indeed.
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