[Gllug] ftp / iptables

[Walid]

 --- Paul Brazier <pbrazier at cosmos-uk.co.uk> wrote: > > Looking at
/var/log/messages there were packets from 
> > client:high to server:53
> > and 
> > client:113 to server:high
> > port 113 is for authentication - not sure where this is from 
> 
> Just found something on this - it seems port 113 is used to see who is
> connecting by some services such as irc, ftp, smtp. This just introduces
> a ~30s delay though so I think the DNS is causing the overall failure to
> connect.

> I'll see if proftpd can be set to not try to authenticate via port 113,
> unless this is a security risk, in which case I'll try opening port 113
> for established connections.

If that is the case you can turn that off using the " IdentLookups off"
directive in your configuration file.

I have not tried, but I guess it should work for you 

Have Fun

Walid


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