Hmmm, the issue appears to be with EPSV vs PASV modes on the
rpm.rutgers.edu
server.
I ran this command:
+ /usr/bin/rpm -qp --ftpdebug
ftp://rpm.rutgers.edu/solaris/solaris9-sparc64/hydrogen/RPMS.main/openssl-0.9.8g-1.solaris2.9-sparc64.rpm
++ connect [128.6.68.181]:21 on fdno 3
<- 220 ProFTPD 1.3.0a Server (NBCS FTP Server) [192.168.140.55]
-> USER anonymous
<- 331 Anonymous login ok, send your complete email address as your
password.
-> PASS jbj@
<- 230 Anonymous access granted, restrictions apply.
-> TYPE I
<- 200 Type set to I
-> SIZE
/solaris/solaris9-sparc64/hydrogen/RPMS.main/openssl-0.9.8g-1.solaris2.9-sparc64.rpm
<- 213 9457683
-> EPSV
<- 229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||45310|)
which hangs.
If start this command in another wndow (within a short interval):
wget
ftp://rpm.rutgers.edu/solaris/solaris9-sparc64/hydrogen/RPMS.main/openssl-0.9.8g-1.solaris2.9-sparc64.rpm
then the first command wakes up and continues to completion.
That looks like a ProFTPD 1.3.0a server problem with EPSV mode to me.
Thank you very much for debugging this. After your reply there has been
some discussion here on whether the problem is server related, or at the
switch level. This might have actually tipped up a bug in our
networking, but we're not sure yet. I'm going to upgrade proftpd to the
latest stable anyways. The question that I'm really wondering about now
is why did Tim Mooney have the same results with his Solaris 10 setup.
I'm not sure if he was actually using our repo when testing or whether
it was his own. I'm curious to find out if this same issue is happening
to him using a repo that isn't rpm.rutgers.edu.
Are there any real advantages in using EPSV? My understanding is that
the only difference is the lack of a server IP response to the client
which happens in PASV. Maybe have it default to PASV unless EPSV is
specifically requested? It looks like rpm calls EPSV first, so I'm
guessing that's one possibility. Of course, as long as it's funtional
we're happy ;-)
Thanks again Jeff.
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Systems Programmer
OSS/NBCS - OIT Rutgers
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