Pure-FTPD Problems

MRK · 06-29-2003, 10:48 PM

I just installed Pure-FTPD. I can start the server just fine. I can connect to it locally just fine and browse through it just fine. But whenever i get on my home computer, i can connect to it, but it just sits there trying to list the directory and eventually timesout. Here is the log:

Quote:

~ Connecting...
~ Connected to mattrk.com, waiting for response...
< 220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd ----------
< 220-You are user number 4 of 50 allowed.
< 220-Local time is now 22:46. Server port: 21.
< 220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity.
> USER mattrk
< 331 User mattrk OK. Password required
> PASS *****
< 230-User mattrk has group access to: mattrk
< 230 OK. Current directory is /home/mattrk
> REST 1
< 350 Restarting at 1. But we're in ASCII mode
> REST 0
< 350 Restarting at 0
> SYST
< 215 UNIX Type: L8
> PWD
< 257 "/home/mattrk" is your current location
~ Login completed.
> PASV
< 227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,1,2,143,106)
> TYPE A
< 200 TYPE is now ASCII
> LIST
! Socket Error: no connection
~ Could not retrieve directory listing for "/"
~ Disconnected

My first problem was that i was behind a router and a firewall. So i had to tell my client to use passive mode. So now, i can connect, but it wont list the directory. I'm stumped. Does anyone know what is causing this? Thanks for any help you can provide.

-Mr.K

Half_Elf · 06-30-2003, 12:40 AM

habitually, if you can't list directory, it's because you're using Active mode and that your firewall/router/provider deny it.

Are you SURE you turned off the "active mode" feature in your ftp client?

Try to connect then type netstat -a on the client (no matter what's the OS, windoze have this command too, since Micro$oft copyied the BSD code) and post the output here.

MRK · 06-30-2003, 11:49 AM

I got it working last night. I put my server into the dmz and deleted all the port forwards for the machine. I then told pureftpd to start normally without any options. I tried to connect to it, and i succeeded. I was then able to turn passive mode off and connect. I then took the server out of the dmz and put a port forward to forward any request on port 21 to the machine and everything works. I'm not quite sure what i did, but it works now.

Thanks for your help though!

-Mr.K