[NTLUG:Discuss] ftp through RH5.1 masq machine

Erich Morfeld redbeard at zensearch.net
Thu Sep 16 13:05:07 CDT 1999


I sure would like to know about your setup.  I have 5.1 and IP masq but nothing works.



On Wed, 15 Sep 1999 10:42:51 -0500 Kelly Scroggins <kelly at cliffhanger.com> wrote:
>I've got a Red Hat 5.1 machine with masq running.  I can surf the net until
>my hearts content.
>
>I can't use ftp from inside my LAN.  I can login to an ftp server, but I
>can't list files. I CAN "pwd" though.
>
>I've decided the problem is with my gateway because I CAN ftp to the same
>sites from other locations, like work.
>
>I'm puzzled because I haven't got any firewall rules set up yet (yikes!).  I
>can't get them to work.  All I have is an "ALL:ALL" entry in the
>/etc/hosts.deny file for now. Which as I stated earlier, hasn't prevented me
>from surfing the web or loging into an ftp server.
>
>So I would think that any packets that are returning (ACK bit is set) would
>be allowed back in to my network.  And apparently does, with this
>exception.  This problem must be unrelated to the issue.
>
>Do you know of anything I could try off hand?
>
>Thanks,
>Kelly
>
>
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