PureFTP & "ls" command

[Evil Henchman]

I'm trying to run PureFTP on a iMac taking an IP address wirelessly
from a SMC Barricade router that is fed by DSL. The router has a fixed
IP.

I can log-in fine with the command line to navigate through
directories, but the moment I issue an ls command the connection hangs.
If I try to use a GUI client, like Interarchie, no luck:

220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [TLS] ----------
220-You are user number 1 of 50 allowed.
220-Local time is now 21:06. Server port: 21.
220-IPv6 connections are also welcome on this server.
220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity.
USER Administrator
331 User Administrator OK. Password required
PASS *****
230 OK. Current directory is /Users/administrator
PWD
MACB E
500 Unknown command
TYPE A
200 TYPE is now ASCII
PASV
227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,123,140,28,35)
LIST

At that point it times out getting the listing.

If I try a dir command or put, this is the error message generated:

500 I won't open a connection to 192.168.2.105 (only to 12.xxx.xxx.xxx)

12.xxx is the IP address assigned to the outgoing router.

As you can see, I'm coming from another router (192.162.xxx) and
imagine all this NAT and port forwarding is too much for the server.
(The server's router has ports 20,21 sent to the specific iMac's ip,
but I don't know if I have all the outgoing ports set up correctly or
need to do so?)

I'll keep stumbling along here, but in the meantime, I appreciate any
suggestions.

Many thanks!

[Heath Raftery]

Evil Henchman <see_no_spam@hear.no.spam.inv> wrote:

> I'm trying to run PureFTP on a iMac taking an IP address wirelessly
> from a SMC Barricade router that is fed by DSL. The router has a fixed
> IP.

> I can log-in fine with the command line to navigate through
> directories, but the moment I issue an ls command the connection hangs.
> If I try to use a GUI client, like Interarchie, no luck:

To me, that immediately spells a problem with the data connection. ftp
works by establishing two connections - regular ftp protocol on port 21
and ftp data on port 20. The data connection is only established when
needed - when downloading or uploading a file, or when retrieving a
directory listing.

Sounds like you might need to read up on active vs passive ftp
connections. You'll probably need to turn on passive ftp so the data
connection can be established through your various network interfaces.

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[GoogleBoy]

Thanks for your help. Turns out I had not opened enough ports on the
server's router -- missed 20 and some higher ranges for the PASV
connections. Once done, that solved the problem -- for now.

Heath Raftery <hraftery@myrealbox.com> wrote in message news:<bke1fe$phj$2@seagoon.newcastle.edu.au>...

> Evil Henchman <see_no_spam@hear.no.spam.inv> wrote:

> > I'm trying to run PureFTP on a iMac taking an IP address wirelessly
> > from a SMC Barricade router that is fed by DSL. The router has a fixed
> > IP.

>

> > I can log-in fine with the command line to navigate through
> > directories, but the moment I issue an ls command the connection hangs.
> > If I try to use a GUI client, like Interarchie, no luck:

>
> To me, that immediately spells a problem with the data connection. ftp
> works by establishing two connections - regular ftp protocol on port 21
> and ftp data on port 20. The data connection is only established when
> needed - when downloading or uploading a file, or when retrieving a
> directory listing.
>
> Sounds like you might need to read up on active vs passive ftp
> connections. You'll probably need to turn on passive ftp so the data
> connection can be established through your various network interfaces.