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Re: [SLUG] ftp client recomendations ?


2009/8/20 Voytek Eymont <lists@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>> Bottom line, ftp is a pretty firewall un-friendly protocol.
>> I'd recommend sftp (i.e. the module/feature of ssh) instead.
>
>
> but, if command line ftp client works with no issues, doesn't that exclude
> firewall on the server ?
>
> the ftpd and fwall have been unmodified pretty well since 1st installed

Close.

The main possible difference I can see is the use of passive
connections - could be that one of them uses them and the other
doesn't and that could make the whole difference.

Try to make the clients more verbose, or sniff the traffic with
Wireshark (use "follow TCP connection" to get a very easy-to-read
trace of the command stream).

Cheers,

--Amos