FTP does not say goodbye properly - Redhat 9
 

I am a long-time Unix user (but not specialist) and have often written scripts to transer files around (especially backup files) using FTP. but I am struggling with a peculiar problem on RedHat 9.

If the file is above a certain size (around 1mb) or above a certain time (can't put my finger on it), then when the FTP process completes, I don't get a correct signal back from the receiving server, and the process hangs.

I can reproduce this with a straight ftp and command line text between my dev and test box, which are on different networks. If the file is above about a meg, it completes the PUT command, but doesn't return control to me (the upload worked).

Similarly, I can achieve the same thing using WS_FTP from a windows machine to my dev server. If the file's a bit big, it just hangs up (after completing OK).

I am using a passive firewall (that is, my dev Linux box talks to a router, which takes me out to the public network where my live server sits).

I am hoping somebody will point me to a fixed up package with a bug-fixed FTP version for RedHat 9. If there are thread responses, please tell me how I might let you know what the FTP version is.

Regards

Neil