FTP problems
I'm trying to FTP from my Windows box to my Linux box (2 feet away). (Windows 98SE, RedHat 7.1)
I'm using WS_FTP for the windows client, and WU FTP as the linux server. I'm not sure what's wrong here...
If I open a terminal on the linux box, and type 'ftp', I can 'open 127.0.0.1' and get in fine. Very fast. But when I try from my windows box, I never get in. The WS_FTP log has this:
WINSOCK.DLL: Microsoft wsock32.dll, ver2.2, 32bit of Apr 22 1999, at 20:29:32.
WS_FTP LE 5.06 99.07.21, Copyright © 1992-1999 Ipswitch, Inc.
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connecting to 192.168.1.203:21
Connected to 192.168.1.203 port 21
! Receive error: Blocking call cancelled
! Connection failed 192.168.1.203I'm not sure where the log is for the server. Where is it?
Any idea what's going on here? Or how I can fix this?
Mark Hensler
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nike_guy_man posted this at 17:43 — 1st August 2001.
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Did you edit /etc/hosts to allow the Windows IP to connect?
I had the same problem before.
Also, if that doesn't work, you can always put a FTP daemon on the windows and ftp to that and use mget or recv
mairving posted this at 18:13 — 1st August 2001.
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Open up a DOS window.
Type in ftp (ip address)
enter valid username
enter valid password.
This will determine if it is a WS_FTP error or not.
The logs should be in /var/log/messages.
If you open it with vi, hold down the
shift G and it will take you to the bottom of the file.
The "Blocking call canceled" error can be helped in the WS_FTP by selecting the Use Passive Transfer Mode checkbox on the Session tab of the Options dialog box, and clicking the Set As Default button.
Mark Irving
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Mark Hensler posted this at 21:56 — 1st August 2001.
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I tried the DOS thing...
C:\WINDOWS\Desktop>ftp 192.168.1.203
Connected to 192.168.1.203.
Connection closed by remote host.
C:\WINDOWS\Desktop>
WS_FTP already has that passive box checked.
I looked at that log file....
Aug 1 14:30:23 host ftpd[1021]: FTP session closedAug 1 14:37:34 host ftpd[1026]: FTP session closed
Aug 1 14:40:00 host kernal: es1371: unloading
Aug 1 14:48:17 host ftpd[1037]: FTP session closed
What should the /etc/hostsfile look like? Here's mine:
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
nike_guy_man, I need my linux box to run a FTP server... Other people will need to get in my box from outside my router.
Mark Hensler
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nike_guy_man posted this at 22:25 — 1st August 2001.
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I think you might have to add the windows IP to /etc/hosts in order for it to work...
Try that and tell us what happens then.
I've never used WU FTP so I don't know how it would work...
What type of router do you have set up?
mairving posted this at 15:23 — 3rd August 2001.
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Mark, I've been playing around a bit with this. I have a Linux box and a Windows one also. The Windows machine also has Linux on it. When I ftp from Linux to Linux, no problem. But when I ftp from Windows to Linux, I get a similar message to the one you are getting. In my logs I also see this message
getpeername (wu.ftpd): Socket operation on non-socket
I have looked on wu.ftp site and they show the problem but not really a fix other than an upgrade.
What version are you running?
wu.ftpd -V
Mark Irving
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nike_guy_man posted this at 16:48 — 3rd August 2001.
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Mairving...
Check out http://www.landfield.com/wu-ftpd/
I installed wu-ftpd too and i got the same error...
There are some sample config files but I didn't know what to do with any of them.
I can FTP 127.0.0.1 and connect and all, but not from another box, or even if I ftp to the linux IP from the linux.
Mark Hensler posted this at 16:53 — 3rd August 2001.
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nike has been helping me via ICQ. He installed WU FTP on his linux, and got errors.
I have Version wu-2.6.1-16
I went to http://www.wu-ftpd.org/ and found a link to sone 'fixes' here. One that caught my eye was 'pasv-port-allow-correction.patch'. What deos this do?
Thanks for the help guys!
Mark Hensler
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Mark Hensler posted this at 17:07 — 3rd August 2001.
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My /etc/ftpgroups and /etc/ftphosts files are basically empty (only commented lines). Is that OK or should there be something in there?
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