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Date:      Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:50:56 -0600
From:      "M. Keith Thompson" <m.keith.thompson@gmail.com>
To:        J65nko <j65nko@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-pf@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ftp problem
Message-ID:  <fc2243911001081250n4471d9d8kf5bcf691d2cbd50d@mail.gmail.com>
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It looks like it was a tcp windowing problem.  The command: "sysctl -w
sysctl net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=3D0"
fixed the problem.

Thanks for all of the suggestions and help.


On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 7:51 AM, M. Keith Thompson
<m.keith.thompson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 10:18 PM, J65nko <j65nko@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 10:19 PM, M. Keith Thompson
>> <m.keith.thompson@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:37 PM, J65nko <j65nko@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> # SSH from NetEng subnet
>>>>> pass in quick log on $ext_if proto tcp from $net_eng to $ext_if port
>>>>> 22 keep state
>>>>>
>>>>> # Allow inside network to ping the server
>>>>> pass in quick on $ext_if proto icmp from $pingers to $ext_IP keep sta=
te
>>>>>
>>>>> # Allow DNS lookups
>>>>> pass out quick on $ext_if proto udp to any port 53
>>>>> pass out quick on $ext_if proto tcp to any port 53 keep state
>>>>>
>>>>> # Allow ftp
>>>>> pass in quick on $ext_if proto tcp from any to $ext_IP port 21 keep s=
tate
>>>>> pass in quick on $ext_if proto tcp from any to $ext_IP port > 49151 k=
eep state
>>>>> pass in quick on $ext_if proto tcp from any port > 10000 to $ext_IP
>>>>> port 20 keep state
>>>>>
>>>>> --- end of pf.conf =A0----------------------
>>
>> With ftp the client initiates the ftp command channel
>> =A0 client:port >1023 =A0 ---> server:port 21
>>
>> The passive ftp data channel is initiated by the client
>> =A0 =A0client:port >1023 =A0---> server:port>1023
>>
>> Your second rule takes care of this
>>
>> The active ftp data channel is initiated by the ftp server
>> using and that is kind of weird, port 20 (ftp-data), as source port.
>> =A0 =A0 =A0server:port 20 =A0 ---> clientLport >1023
>>
>> You meant to pass active ftp with this rule:
>>
>>>>> pass in quick on $ext_if proto tcp from any port > 10000 to $ext_IP
>>>>> port 20 keep state
>>
>> But it should be:
>> =A0 =A0pass out quick on $ext_if inet proto tcp from any port ftp-data
>> =A0 =A0to $ext_IP port > 10000 keep state
>
> I will make that change
>
>> BTW you have a nice pf debug friendly "block log all" default policy.
>> Does "tcpdump -eni pflog0" on the pf box show any blocked packets?
>
> tcpdump of the pflog0 does not show any packets from or to the IP in ques=
tion.
>
>> RE: ftp-proxy
>> This just adds complexitiy, after everything is working you could add it=
 in.
>>
>> RE: active ftp user requirement
>> Yes, I understand, it is the users who help us pay our mortgage ;)
>>
>



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