Admin backup - FTP - stopped working

[DC-soft]

Hi,

I'm creating admin backups over FTP.
Some days ago, I get error that the backup failed.

/usr/bin/curl returned error code 7
curl: (7) Failed to connect to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx port 21: Connection refused
FTP information invalid.

The ftp-connection works fine with a ftp-software.

I then tried with another ftp-server and I get the same error. (Also works fine with a ftp-software)

Any ideas?

 

[realcryptonight]

Hi,

I'm creating admin backups over FTP.
Some days ago, I get error that the backup failed.

/usr/bin/curl returned error code 7
curl: (7) Failed to connect to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx port 21: Connection refused
FTP information invalid.

The ftp-connection works fine with a ftp-software.

I then tried with another ftp-server and I get the same error. (Also works fine with a ftp-software)

Any ideas?

Check your firewall. By default CSF is configured to allow incoming port 21 and 35000-35999 and block outgoing traffic. And you need outgoing traffic.

 

[DC-soft]

I didn't change anything in my server. Can this suddenly change?

 

[realcryptonight]

No, but by default this is not allowed. So if you made no changes to the firewall then it should never have worked to begin with.

 

[DC-soft]

I added "35000:35999" in outgoing ports and it works now!

Thanks for the help.

 

[realcryptonight]

I added "35000:35999" in outgoing ports and it works now!

Thanks for the help.

No problem. That one caught me off guard a few times too.