[aclug-L] Re: help with ncftpd

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know a lot about the details of ncftpd.  However, a few
points:

 1. If you are behind a masquerade, firewall, or other such device,
try the passive mode in your ftp client.

2. Try a different server such as wu-ftpd.

"Michael Lindsey" <mlindsey@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

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> Hello:
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> I have installed ncftp on a Red Hat 6.0 server. I have the server up and =
> running in verbose mode, so I can see what is going on.  But, I cannot =
> log in from the Windows machine on my network with WS-FTP.  I have not =
> ventured into virtual users yet, so I am just using a bogus user that I =
> created on the Red Hat machine for testing purposes.  Also, I am using =
> the system's /etc/passwd file.  I can see that the user name and =
> password are accepted.  I can see that ncftpd is changing to the correct =
> home directory.  However, when the LIST command is issued the whole =
> thing hangs and times out. I don't know how to copy/cut/paste from the =
> terminal window in Gnome/Enlightenment, so I am sending a screenshot.   =
> Any ideas?
> =20
> Thanks in advance,
> Michael  =20
> 
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