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Re: ftp and firewall
Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
> Erez Doron wrote:
> >
>
> >
> > everything works o.k except ftp.
> > i can ftp anywhere, but when i try to retrive something ( i.e. get
> > filename )
> > i get a data connection error.
> > it seems the remote site tries to open a connection to my machine, but
> > can't because
> > my port is closed from outside ( and maybe the firewall wouldn't know to
> > where
> > it should go even if i allow connecting from outside).
> >
> > any solutions ?
>
> Yes.
>
> 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.
>
> Gilad.
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how do you transfer to passive mode:
with netscape ? with ftp ? with ncftp ?
regards
Erez