Re: [SLUG] Forwarding internal FTP connections

[Chuck Dale <bug@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wrote Ken Yap on Fri, Sep 01, 2000 at 04:22:56PM +1100:
> >It's rather difficult to port forward active (standard) FTP, because it
> >uses high numbered ports for the actual data transfer. You would need to
> >forward a whole bunch of ports. I'm not sure which ports though.
> 
> Well, no that's not the reason. Both active and passive FTP use the same
> number of connections, one command and one data. The difference is in
> which side offers the data port for connection.

Ah ok - I was always a little hazy on what passive mode did exactly. So
it just means that the remote server won't make a return connection to
send data.

Chuck


               [ charles hamilton dale <bug@xxxxxxxxx> ]