Why doesn't this FTP work with Linux?

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Author: Bryce C
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Subject: Why doesn't this FTP work with Linux?
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Just a wild guess here as you didn't provide any of the output from the
working systems but maybe you shouldn't open a passive connection?

On Thu, 2003-11-27 at 19:34, Don Calfa wrote:
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> with the firewall but here goes.
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> I have a FTP server at a business. It has a local address of=20
> 192.168.1.250. The firewall (Linksys some model that is discontinued)=20
> forwards ports 20, 21, 22, and 80 to that IP address.
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> I'm running VSFTPD which is great. I've never had any problems with it=20
> in any other installation. It's simple, real easy, it works, I'm very=20
> comfortable with it.
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> The problem is that when I connect to it using a Linux OS, I can't
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> <From within same remote network>
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> Windows is fine. 2000 client using CLI, Explorer, Filezilla
> Mac OS Classic using Fetch is fine
> Mac OSX using Finder is fine
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> Linux bombs using gFTP, J-FTP, LFTP, CLI
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> </From within same remote network>
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> If obviously can't route which makes me think it's the firewall. Here's=20
> the dumps.
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> gFTP
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> 220 (vsFTPd 1.1.3)
> USER username
> 331 Please specify the password.
> PASS xxxx
> 230 Login successful. Have fun.
> TYPE I
> 200 Switching to Binary mode.
> PWD
> 257 "/"
> PASV
> 227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,1,250,27,22)
> Cannot create a data connection: Network is unreachable
> Disconnecting from site
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> J-FTP just bombs
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> LFTP
> I can connect but as soon as I get a directory listing....
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> 'ls' at 0 [Delaying before reconnect: nn]
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> CLI
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> 331 Please specify the password.
> Password:
> 230 Login successful. Have fun.
> Remote system type is UNIX.
> Using binary mode to transfer files.
> ftp> ls
> 227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,1,250,224,69)
> ftp: connect: Network is unreachable
> ftp>
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