Active ftp, konqueror

Hamsjael · 06-10-2005, 03:37 AM

Hi

Does anyone know how to make konqueror make active ftp-connections ??

Aargg.. i hate ftp, its an outdated protocol, useless on a modern Internet with firewalls everywhere. The only reason it still lives is that ssh doesnt exist in the mind of evil-bill.

I am using quanta+ for web-projects and need to have it connect to ftp-server actively.

thanks in advance

Brian

Sharaz · 06-10-2005, 06:41 AM

sounds like you probably have firewall enabled. first thing i would do, would be to edit the file /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config, and change the first line to:

IPTABLES_MODULES="ip_conntrack_ftp"

just this one command makes a world of difference in how ftp works with iptables.

to enable it without a reboot:

modprobe ip_conntrack_ftp

Hamsjael · 06-10-2005, 07:35 AM

Thanks for the info

But im on a LAN with no control over the house firewall. And need to use active ftp.

Brian

Sharaz · 06-10-2005, 09:06 AM

im sorry, i mis-interpreted your connection. i thought you were asking how to make konqueror make an inbound connection to a server that you were controlling. my bad

Hamsjael · 06-10-2005, 10:01 AM

s'OK

The info on iptables is very useful also, i will try it at home (the other thing is a problem at my workplace) :-)

Brian