[lug] ftp access through ipchains/masq

[Jeff Howell]

Use passive mode on your client. That should take care of it.

charles at lunarmedia.net wrote:
> 
> as if my day could not get a bit more annoying.
> 
> i have a machine running ipchains that is also doing masquerading.
> 
> i try to cli ftp to a remote host from a linux client on the inside and
> all is fine. when i ftp to the same remote host via a windows box i
> connect, however when i try 'ls' i get the error stating that the "can't
> build a data connection: connection refused"
> 
> when i run tcpdump, i see pretty much the same ports being used for
> connectivity by both hosts. i've ran the sniffer from the inside lan as
> well as the outbound public interface on the firewall box.
> 
> both conversations look very similar, so i really don't get what the
> problem is. please refrain from any windoze comments :)
> 
> thanks -charles
> 
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-- 
 Jeff Howell
 EDS Unix Support

 for a in `your_base`
  do
   chown us:us $a
  done