Re: ftpget and Firewall (NOVM-1.1.2 ftpget problems)

I can only presume that they are using different port numbers. ftpget has a
commandline option to restrict the range it uses to something that is more
compatible with tighter firewalling. Take a look at that perhaps.

D

Harry Venema wrote:

> >I am setting up a squid proxy server (NOVM-1.1.20) on a RedHat 4.2
> >Linux server
> >But I have encountered a problem with ftpget i can't explain.
> >It takes minute's to get a directory listing on the clients webbrowser
> >(Netscape 4.04 Linux) screen.
> >Also when retrieving a 1K file it takes minutes to get the data to
> >the browser.
> >A FTP session bypassing the squid proxy shows the directory contents
> >almost immediately and transfering the data takes not even a second.
>
> >It looks like that the data is send to the client only after a timeout
> >occcurs in ftpget.
>
> When i disable the firewall the above problems do not occur.
> However a normal ftp/ncftp session run on the proxy server itself
> has absolutely no problems with the firewall.
> Can anybody explain why ftpget has problems with firewalling and a
> normal ftp/ncftp session run on the proxy server does not?
>
> TIA
>
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