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Date:      Thu, 1 Mar 2007 19:49:21 -0600
From:      "Kelly D. Grills" <kdgrills@the-grills.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Fwd: IPF (ftp - pkg_add) help requested
Message-ID:  <20070302014921.GA48654@the-grills.com>
In-Reply-To: <6207f7d90703011310m2ffe7740i25c01aa748a79ae9@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Mar 01, 2007 at 04:10:11PM -0500, Don Munyak wrote:
>=20
> My server was opening an additional session using ports > 1024, which
> I was not initially allowing.  ipf was blocking outbound due to this
> rule. This is a known issue with ftp client sessions using active mode
> when behind a firewall.
>=20

As I hinted at in my original response, If you'd rather keep your
firewall rules tighter, pkg_add(1) says:

Note: If you wish to use passive mode ftp in such transfers, set
the variable FTP_PASSIVE_MODE to some value in your environment.

Otherwise, the more standard ACTIVE mode may be used.  If pkg_add
consistently fails to fetch a package from a site known to work,
it may be because you have a firewall that demands the usage of
passive mode ftp.

--=20
Kelly D. Grills
kdgrills@the-grills.com


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