[Gllug] proftp and errors :-)

[Xander D Harkness]

Mark Lowes wrote:

>On Wed, 2002-11-06 at 17:32, Xander D Harkness wrote:
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>>I am running proftpd version 1.2.0pre10.
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>Unless you're running debian upgrade _NOW_ :)
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>>Other clients using windows complain of the following error:
>>425 Cant'd build data connection: Connection refused
>>I have not firewalled port 20 or 21 and I attach the log below.  Can 
>>someone suggest some pointers?
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>Second most frequently asked FAQ, the first being "how to I keep a user
>in their own directory".
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>They're behind a firewall of some form which is blocking the dynamically
>determined data ports.  Tell them to use passive mode and ensure that
>ports 21 and 20 aren't blocked at their end.  
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Thanks to both of you.

And a big thanks for the great software ;-)

I had assumed it was something I was doing specifically with the 
firewall otherwise I would have headed straight to the FAQ.

All happy now.

Thanks again
Xander



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