Greetings
Im using LAN and I recently got a second box that I use for server ( Red Hat 9 ). THe cable modem is connected to the server and It routes the net to my box. My IP is 192.168.20.1 the servers IP is 192.168.20.3. Here is what /etc/rc.local contains - Im trying to be explanatory so you can help me best
Since I started using the server (gateway), I cant FTP sites from my box. I use WinXP on it. The server CAN FTP sites, but I cant.
The problem is comeing after I send user & pass, have a look at what CuteFTP tells me

It says No route to host and the port in this case is 4458. I noticed that the same error occurs but the port is random ( usually 1000,2000 something ) Please help me fix that bug. Peace

The reason why the port is random is because your in FTP passive mode. While in this mode, every time you make a connection, a different port will be negotiated to talk on instead of just port 21 (active mode).

Try changing your FTP client (CuteFTP) to active mode. If that doesn't work, you may need to look further into your firewall (iptables) setup on your server to see why it's not routing the port(s) properly.

Regards,
Erik

This isn't quite correct. The way servers work is that you send the request on port xx but then the server talks to your client and negotiates a port at a higher number.

I believe that your router iptables script is the problem.

I use the following lines to do what you are doing.

INTERNALNET="192.168.168.0/24"
EXT_IFACE1="eth1"
EXTERNAL=`ifconfig $EXT_IFACE1 | grep "inet addr:" | \awk -F: {'print $2'} | cut -d\ -f 1`


# This line tells INTERNALNET to use $EXTERNAL IP address
$IPT -t nat -I POSTROUTING -s $INTERNALNET -j SNAT --to $EXTERNAL

iptables -I INPUT -p ALL -i eth0 -s 192.168.168/24 -j ACCEPT
iptables -I OUTPUT -p ALL -s 192.168.168/24 -j ACCEPT
iptables -I FORWARD -i eth0 -d 0/0 -p all -j ACCEPT

If you would like to see the rest of my firewall script I would be happy to share it with you but it is a little large to post here.
email me at bbenz3@hotmail.com

*BUMPIN*
CuteFTP CANNOT GO into active mode. And Im pretty sure thats not a problem - its has something to deal with iptables.
PLEASE HELP !!!

*BUMP*

I am not really sure what you mean by active mode as I do not use that particular piece of software. Please give more details about what you are trying to do and what is wrong.

I cant FTP from the box I use for PC ( WinXP&FREEBSD ) ( 192.168.20.1 )
if I log on to my server ( RED HAT 9 ) ( 192.168.20.3 ) I can FTP sites.
There is something wrong with the PC and server networking - Im sure its not because of OS/Software

either email me or post your entire iptables script. There is something wrong with how you have it setup. Also make sure that ipchains is not running and that the default firewall isn't running.

you can remove the built in firewall by removing the rpm lokkit.
to do this do:
rpm -e lokkit
and if any dependencies show up remove them as well.

I dont use firewall and what iptables script should I paste ? I just formatted and installed red hat 9 again ( there was some freaking segmentation error when loading the services ).
And the only thing I have manually set up is /etc/rc.local , which you can see quoted at the top of the thread.

Cant you post the script here ? I mailed you once on your first reply ...
and btw which file is the iptables scipt ?
Thanks

I am sorry that I missed your email. My spam killer probably caught it somehow and I didn't see it. I don't have it running right now so I will definitely get your email.
sorry,
BB