Active FTP will use ports 20 and 21 (data and control, respectively). Passive FTP will use port 21 for control and the next available port for data. See "Active FTP vs. Passive FTP, a Definitive Explanation" @ http://slacksite.com/other/ftp.html for a good review of the subject.
-Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vital Touch DJs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:53 PM To: sambar List Member Subject: [sambar] off subject. {07} Actually, I am using Kerio Personal Firewall, and I have ports blocked that no one should be connecting to. I know that FTP uses ports in the higher range, and I don't have any of those blocked, only the lower ports below 1024 that Windows leaves open. Also, I am wondering exactly what passive FTP is.. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alex Broens Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 11:22 AM To: sambar List Member Subject: [sambar] off subject. {06} At 16:24 29.01.2003 Vital Touch DJs wrote: >I agree.. I finally got fed up with the FTP service running through my >DSL connection. It would get to the point it would say "listing directory contents" or whatever, and it would hang there, and not do anything else. Both passive and non-passive did not work. > >I guess I don't understand why DSL connections have problems with this. >It doesn't make sense to me what the issue is. What kind of a firewall are you using? Have you defined your external IP for passive use? config.ini: FTP PASV IP = Alex ------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe please go to http://www.sambar.ch/list/
