Re: [Hampshire] using wu-ftp

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Author: Dean Earley
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] using wu-ftp
I didn't think anything explicitly used port 20 any more.
Most I've used just open an arbitrary port and use that...

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Dean Earley

> Hi Mike,
>
> It looks like you have a port forwarding problem here. FTP uses two
> ports (21, the command channel and 20, the data channel). Try opening
> port 20 on your router too. It should work then.
>
> Cheers,
> Paul.
>
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: Mike Burrows
> Sender: hampshire-bounces@???
> To: Hampshire LUG Mailing List
> ReplyTo: Hampshire LUG Mailing List
> Subject: [Hampshire] using wu-ftp
> Sent: 8 Feb 2009 03:53
>
> Hello Folks.
>
> I have installed wu-ftp on a debian etch machine.
>
> I can ftp into /home/ftp as anonymous user using a laptop on the same
> network without probs using the internal ip address of the ftp server.
>
> I can't ftp into the same server using its dynamic dns address.
>
> My modem router is forwarding port 21 to the same address that I can
> access via the internal route so to speak.
>
> Any thoughts why access is denied in the second case and not the first
> please?
>
> TIA
> Mike
>
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