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List:       wuftpd-questions
Subject:    Re: passive mode
From:       "Gregory A Lundberg" <lundberg () vr ! net>
Date:       2002-06-21 13:53:31
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> Our ftp server is running under a solaris machine.
> Users want to connect to our server from an other machine, and, through a
> third one.
> So, the ftp client turns into passive mode and they cannot do nothing.
> Is ther a solution to enforce active mode ?

You can disable the PASV command, but remember that to do so will render
your server unusable to the great majority of users.

A better solution would be to have your local firewall reconfigured to allow
passive (PASV) and disallow active (PORT) connections.


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