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Re: ftp and firewall
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.