Hello all

Can we change the port of ftp... i mean can we change the default port of ftp that is 21???

thnku
KeepsmilinG

Hi,

Most (all?) major ftp servers can be set up to listen to any port you want (if not conflicting with other programs that are bound/listen to choosen port).

Take a look at you ftpd configuration file (to name just 2 - proftpd: proftpd.conf, pure ftpd: pure-ftpd.conf).

Hope this helps.

Hello

Thanks for your reply but i am on Linux and using vsftpd and its configuration file is vsftpd.conf. I serched whole file but i sm not able to find any interesting which can help me.
Please guide me more if u can.
Thanku
KeepsmilinG

Hi,

I don't use vsftpd, but a little search on the net (!!!) gives the answer:

vsftpd faq

Especially these 2:

Q) Help! Can I change the port that vsftpd runs on?
A1) Yes. If you are running vsftpd in standalone mode, use the "listen_port"
directive in vsftpd.conf.
A2) Yes. If you are running vsftpd from an inetd or xinetd program, this
becomes an inetd or xinetd problem. You must change the inetd or xinetd
configuration files (perhaps /etc/inetd.conf or /etc/xinetd.d/vsftpd)

Q) Help! Can I restrict vsftpd data connections to a specific range of ports?
A) Yes. See the config settings "pasv_min_port" and "pasv_max_port".

Thanks a lot

First option worked easily.
Thanku very much

KeepsmilinG