Re: passive mode ftp on kernel 2.2.19

[Julian Anastasov <ja@xxxxxx>]

        Hello,

On Thu, 3 May 2001, Joseph Mack wrote:

> Julian Anastasov wrote:
> >
> > > I found that I needed the command, as Julian suggested on May 1,
> > > modprobe ip_masq_ftp in_ports=21
> > >
> > > so that (passive mode) ftp from Netscape would work.
> >
> >         Yes, it seems this option is not useful for the active FTP
> > transfers
>
> Hmm,
>
> 1. ip_masq_ftp is only for VS-NAT?

        Yes

>
> 2. ip_masq_ftp is only for active ftp?

        Recommended for active and mandatory for passive LVS-NAT
without any tricks in the real FTP server that work with persistence.

> 3. passive ftp needs persistence or fwmarks?

        For LVS-DR/TUN and fwmarks we need persistence

> Joe
>
> --
> Joseph Mack PhD, Senior Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin
> contractor to the National Environmental Supercomputer Center,
> mailto:mack.joseph@xxxxxxx ph# 919-541-0007, RTP, NC, USA


Regards

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Julian Anastasov <ja@xxxxxx>