FTP sevice doesn't work

gene.taylor · 11-20-2006, 10:23 AM

I have a new server that I'm trying to use. I can ping it from another system but when I try to connect via FTP, it fails with the following message:
> ftp: connect :Unknown error number
I'm not sure that the fpt daemon is running. I started it but it doesn't show in ps -ef | grep ftp so maybe it isn't really running.
Any help would be appreciated.

bathory · 11-20-2006, 12:30 PM

Usually the ftp service is started through xinetd, so you cannot see it running using ps. You can run:

Code:

netstat -at |grep ftp

to see if the ftp port (21) is listening. Or you can just:

Code:

ftp localhost

If it's working, then there is something that blocks your connection to it, so you must look for a misconfigured firewall at your server.

vimalkumar_k · 12-06-2006, 11:58 PM

I assume u r using RedHat, right??

use

service vsftpd restart ; chkconfig vsftpd on

to start the ftp server...

In case of any blocking... u shud check for policies written in...

i , /etc/hosts.deny
ii , /etc/hosts.allow
iii, iptables

Check if policy is written in iptables using,

iptables -L