Re: ftp through firewall

"Casey" <casey@notspecified.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d04f64d2ec33f50989681@news.east.earthlink.net...
> In article <1117408789.814126.317240@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> demon.rebel77@gmail.com says...
>> Just a question -
>>
>> When your talking about the higher port numbers this is for the PASV
>> mode? Do you have to have PASV mode active or allowed on the server or
>> the client?
>>
>> Basically I am asking - why do you use the PASV mode on the FTP
>> transfers?
>>
>> Thanx,
>>
>> Demon
>>
>>
> My FTP downloaders are set for Active FTP. That is why I said
> I seldom use my posted rule 3 which accomodates Passive FTP.
> Casey

You may want to read the following:

"The difference between PASV FTP and Normal FTP"
http://war.jgaa.com/ftp/?cmd=show_page&ID=ftp_pasv

It may provide some insight into the issue you're encountering.

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