Date: 19 Sep 2005 10:33:56 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Bob Perry <rperry@gti.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Examples of IPFtest? Message-ID: <44vf0xi0tn.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <1127014665.1597.21.camel@homey.my.domain> References: <1127014665.1597.21.camel@homey.my.domain>
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Bob Perry <rperry@gti.net> writes: > Recently set up a firewall using ipf and apparently ran into a problem > with FTP sites. Received error, "No route to host" while fetching files > located on ftp sites during portupgrade and also was unable to open the > FreeBSD FTP Server (550 Could not accept passive data connection-timed > out.) Had no problem once I disabled the firewall. > > I noticed there was a test utility called ipftest available but the man > page didn't help me understand how it functions. Has anyone utilized > this utility? Is there a site that is more informative than the man > page? > > In the mean time, I do remember scanning an article on active FTP vs > passive FTP which may be a good "next step" given the browser error > message 550. The ipf section in the Handbook has a whole subsection on dealing with FTP.
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