[brlug-general] Weird ftp problem.

[Dustin Puryear]

At 01:10 PM 9/29/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>Dustin Puryear <dpuryear at usa.net> writes:
>
> > We have an ftp server running proftpd. A user with DSL cannot ftp to
> > it. If that user uses dial-up then it works. I can ftp to the server
> > fine over my DSL. We support passive-mode ftp, which I've found works
> > fine.
>
>any ftp client has the same result?  can user simply telnet to port 21
>and get a connection ?

Yes.

>any log entries from proftpd indicating that the user has connected?

The logs indicate that he has connected.

>Any sign of the user's IP in netstat or lsof -i output?

We haven't tested this while I was watching. That is actually on my list of 
things to do when we can both get to it.


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