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Re: ftp and firewall



Erez Doron wrote:
> 

> > >
> > > everything works o.k except ftp.
<snip>

> > In most good FTP clients (but of course not the one that comes with
> > Windows) there is an option called "Passive Mode".  Using this option
> > should solve your problem. AFAIK the two major web browsers use passive
> > mode by default so you can do an easy test.
> >
<snip>
> how do you transfer to passive mode:
> with netscape ? with ftp ? with ncftp ?
> 

Netscape - AFAIK it's on by default (I'm not sure you can even turn it
off). Same for Exploder.
ncftp - type "set ftp-mode PASV" at ncftp's prompt.
ftp - type "passive" at ftp's prompt

Tell me if it worked - I want to implement similar network here... ;'-)

Gilad.