Question on PureFTPd Connection

Hi everyone, I setup a PureFTPd on my Linux Fedora2 server n my home
network. On any of my home computers I can log into the FTP server fine
and see the correct directories. The IP address is the following:
ftp://enetwork.no-ip.org:9997

[I replaced port 20 with 9996, and port 21 with 9997 in the
/etc/services file and forward both ports to the local IP address of
the host machine)

When I try to log-in online it accepts my log-in info but when
searching for the directory contents it says

******
An error occurred opening that folder on the FTP server. Make sure you
have permission to access that folder

Details:
200 TYPE is now ASCII
200 PORT command successful
425 Could not open data connection to port XXXX* : connection timed out
*******

* = the port number is always different; usually in the 2000s, but last
time it was 3018 --- Not even sure why it would keep changing.

I am just setting this up as a learning experience, and would
appreciate any help. Thanks a lot,

--Eric

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> When I try to log-in online it accepts my log-in info but when
> searching for the directory contents it says
> ******
> An error occurred opening that folder on the FTP server. Make sure you
> have permission to access that folder
>
> Details:
> 200 TYPE is now ASCII
> 200 PORT command successful
> 425 Could not open data connection to port XXXX* : connection timed
> out
> *******
> * = the port number is always different; usually in the 2000s, but
> last time it was 3018 --- Not even sure why it would keep changing.
>
> I am just setting this up as a learning experience, and would
> appreciate any help. Thanks a lot,

If you have netfilter/iptables running, do you have the ip_conntrack_ftp
kernel module loaded? lsmod will tell you so.

Also, do you have a RELATED,ESTABLISHED rule in your iptables?

On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 22:08:50 -0800, PowerLifter1450 rearranged some
electrons to form:

> Hi everyone, I setup a PureFTPd on my Linux Fedora2 server n my home
> network. On any of my home computers I can log into the FTP server fine
> and see the correct directories. The IP address is the following:
> ftp://enetwork.no-ip.org:9997
>
> [I replaced port 20 with 9996, and port 21 with 9997 in the
> /etc/services file and forward both ports to the local IP address of
> the host machine)
>
> When I try to log-in online it accepts my log-in info but when
> searching for the directory contents it says
>
> ******
> An error occurred opening that folder on the FTP server. Make sure you
> have permission to access that folder
>
> Details:
> 200 TYPE is now ASCII
> 200 PORT command successful
> 425 Could not open data connection to port XXXX* : connection timed out
> *******
>
> * = the port number is always different; usually in the 2000s, but last
> time it was 3018 --- Not even sure why it would keep changing.
>
> I am just setting this up as a learning experience, and would
> appreciate any help. Thanks a lot,
>
> --Eric


google: ftp passive mode

You need to set the range of ports used by passive mode in your
configuration, then make sure that range of ports can pass
through your firewall.


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