FTP Problem

[jlpeifer]

I set up a couple of FTP accounts using DA. When I try to log in via FileZilla I see the following text...

Status: Connecting to ftp.foobar.com ...
Status: Connected with ftp.foobar.com. Waiting for welcome message...
Response: 220 ProFTPD 1.2.10 Server ready.
Command: USER [email protected]
Response: 331 Password required for [email protected].
Command: PASS *********
Response: 230 User [email protected] logged in.
Command: FEAT
Response: 211-Features:
Response: MDTM
Response: REST STREAM
Response: SIZE
Response: 211 End
Command: SYST
Response: 215 UNIX Type: L8
Status: Connected
Status: Retrieving directory listing...
Command: PWD
Response: 257 "/" is current directory.
Command: TYPE A
Response: 200 Type set to A
Command: PASV
Response: 227 Entering Passive Mode (206,192,23,23,156,122).
Command: LIST
Error: Transfer channel can't be opened. Reason: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.

As you can see, logon challenge is successful, but I get stopped at the LIST command. Can anyone suggest a solution?

 

[DirectAdmin Support]

Hello,

Looks like your data ports are being blocked by the firewall.
This guide can help you set which data ports will be used, so you can nail down the ports for your firewall:
http://help.directadmin.com/item.php?id=71

John

 

[xemaps]

1. Update ProFtpD, see How's script
2. Try active connexion first, then passive
3. watch firewalls as John said

 

[nobaloney]

John and xemaps are both correct. FTP is trying to use a passive connection, which is being blocked by your firewalling.

What OS Distribution are you using?

What firewall?

How do you set your firewall to all related transactions for FTP?

Jeff

 

[jlpeifer]

Jeff, thanks for the follow-up. The o/s is Centos 4.3 i386. The firewall is whatever wast included with the Centos native distribution. The final question "how do you set..." is actually something I'd need to address to my technical person. I'll find out tomorrow and will follow up...

 

[nobaloney]

By default CentOS asks, at installation time, and sets up what you tell it.

It's very easy to tell it to block off the entire server, since that's the default.

Jeff