Re: ftp connection problem

["Mike McMullen" <mlm loanprocessing net>]

If memory serves me, when you configure the firewall you can also
select which port numbers you want to allow through the firewall. I'm
not at an 8.0 system to verify all this, but I thought FTP was one of the
services you can click on to allow access to. If I remember correctly,
I had to enter the telnet port number by hand.

Your other option is to turn the firewall off (which leaves you open) or
configure the firewall by hand which is frankly a big pain in the butt to
cover all port numbers correctly. The steps for writing the firewall
rules is about as much fun as writing the grammar rules for a sendmail.cf
file by hand. ;)

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Emerson" <kemersun netscape net>
To: <redhat-install-list redhat com>
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: ftp connection problem


> Thanks, Mike.   disable = no was already set in these files.  I think my
> problem has to do with
> the firewall.  When I did the install i choose  'medium' and checked all
> the services listed.  But every
> time I look at the firewall settings either through Security Level or
> lokkit or whatever it always says
> 'High' and I can't get it to change to anything else.
>
> Ken
>
> Mike McMullen wrote:
>
> >You need to go into /etc/xinetd.d and edit the "telnet" and "wu-ftpd" or
> >which
> >ever ftp server you are using. In each file you will find a line that
says:
> >
> >disable    = yes
> >
> >Change it to:
> >
> >disable    = no
> >
> >After that you should be able to connect. If this doesn't work, restart
> >xinetd. But
> >if memory serves me correctly (and its been a long day of system
upgrades)
> >that
> >should do it.
> >
> >Good luck,
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >Mike McMullen
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> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Ken Emerson" <kemersun netscape net>
> >To: <redhat-install-list redhat com>
> >Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 4:56 PM
> >Subject: Re: ftp connection problem
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Thanks for replying.   xinetd is running. I understand that this should
> >>kickoff ftp when requested.
> >>
> >>Dan Walker wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>is the ftp service running?
> >>>
> >>>On Sun, 2002-12-29 at 22:40, Ken Emerson wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Gentlemen,
> >>>>I have just installed RH 8 - my first Linux excursion ever.  Most
> >>>>things seem to work ok except for connecting
> >>>>to the Linux box with ftp or telnet.  I keep getting connection
refused.
> >>>>Any suggestions as to the problem?
> >>>>--
> >>>>--
> >>>>
> >>>>Regards,
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Ken Emerson
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> >>Regards,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Ken Emerson
> >>
> >>
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>
> Ken Emerson
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