[Gllug] ftp / iptables

[Walid]

 --- will <will at hellacool.co.uk> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Brazier" <pbrazier at cosmos-uk.co.uk>
> To: <gllug at linux.co.uk>
> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 9:58 AM
> Subject: RE: [Gllug] ftp / iptables
> 
> 
> >> Just a quick thought.. Is the FTP process trying to get a 
> >> reverse lookup
> >> on the IP address thats connecting? A lot of FTP servers do.
> 
> >The client machine (connected to the "server" by a crossover ethernet
> >cable) has the server's details in its /etc/hosts so would it not just
> >use this? I'm doing "ftp machine1" rather than "ftp 192.168.1.1".
> 
> Does "ftp 192.168.1.1" work correctly?

if it is then check this in your configuration file
UseReverseDNS on  <=====     should be turned off

HTH
> 
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