FTP help

blmack44 · 12-29-2004, 05:33 PM

I recently became the proud steward of a local network of RH linux boxes consisting of 3 servers behind a shorewall firewall.

I can ftp from my machine (external to that network) to any of the boxes but if I open a session on a box on that network configuration and attempt to ftp to other boxes on the local network: Connection refused.

I'm a programmer rather than a linux admin (obviously)--can someone please point me in the right direction to enable ftp between the boxes on the local network.

Thanks!

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JCdude2525 · 12-29-2004, 07:30 PM

Hello-

I have a Linksys router, and you can set in the security options to use NAT filterning, that makes it so that computers can't access local servers, the NAT firewall is built into the router. Even though you said you are using a shorewall, just check your routers settings to make sure something like this isn't enabled. That's all I could think of right now.

-Jim

twantrd · 12-30-2004, 03:17 AM

Sounds like a shorewall problem. You need to check your shorewall rules file to see if ftp between the local servers are allowed or not.

-twantrd