Re: IpChains question

[Brian Hand <bchand squashduck com>]

Thanks for the reply however I still would like to know if I can use masq
to any port other than 20/21 there was got to be a way to do it.

Thanks
Brian 

On Tue, 6 Jul 1999, Kevin Colby wrote:

> linux linux wrote:
> > 
> > Hm, actually I had the same problem with ftp-transfers using
> > ipchains that Brian in an earlier posting had .. That the data
> > connection is used with port 20 and the control connectio with
> > port 21 .. The solution was to run: modprobe ip_masq_ftp ..
> > What is the solution if I don't run modules in my kernel?
> 
> Well, I'm really not sure what the ip_masq_ftp module does,
> but the problem with active FTP is that it requires the remote
> server to be able to initiate the data connection--NOT the client.
> Passive allows for the client to open it up for the server.
> One way of allowing active FTP is to allow incoming FTP data
> connections.  I wouldn't advise this course of action, but it
> would work.  Really, just use a passive client.  There are
> command-line passive clients available.
> 
> 	- Kevin Colby
> 	  kevinc grainsystems com
> 
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