Re: Strange port 20/21 problem with Netgear RT314 Router
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Re: Strange port 20/21 problem with Netgear RT314 Router

From: QV <qv@qvnospam.com>
Date: Mon Nov 28 2005 - 00:15:45 CET




"Triffid" <triffid@nebula.net> wrote in message


news:ztcif.36605$gK4.1183753@news20.bellglobal.com...


>


> The router probably assumes you're running an ftp server when you tell


> it to forward port 21, so you'll be needing port 20 for the data


> connections.


>


> http://slacksite.com/other/ftp.html


>


> > Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks.


>


> Use scp.


>


> http://www.openssh.com/windows.html


>


> Triffid



It seems dangerous for a router to "assume" anything, but the Netgear


appears to be doing just that in the case of port 20. It makes me wonder


what else it assumes.



Thanks for the OpenSSH link - it looks like I'll be exploring some


alternatives to plain FTP.


Received on Sat Dec  3 04:18:33 2005