Topic: FTP client from internal to external

[Ollie]

I've got two problems, as I am new to linux I don't know how to handle this.

1. When I want to use my ftp client to access an ip / domain outside the local network I can't connect. How do I set this up?
What do I need to do?

2. With newsgroups the same problem....

Thanks for any pointers in the right direction,

Ollie

[Ollie]

Some more info:

I have setup the e-smith 4.1.2 version as a server and gateway.

[Michael Doerner]

As far as I understand, you want to run ftp on one of your client-pcs in the LAN which probably is a Windows (or Apple) PC?

Are you using DHCP on that PC or do you have a manual network setup?

For the second, I would check your network definitions on that PC especially the Default Gateway entry which should point to your E-smith's gateway IP address.

You might also want to test whether you can do a ping to an external IP address to see whether your IP packets find their way out of your LAN (and back)?

Regards,
Michael Doerner

[Keith Silman]

I would also like to know how to ftp through the e-smith proxy.

We currently have an e-smith proxy/email box which works great for email/proxying despite being a P166 with 90ish MB RAM (rather slow for refreshing the webmail window - 12 users).
On another note it is ironic that our servers are mostly of a lower spec than the desktop (ie Windows) machines that they serve!

Back to the point ..
We have now had our ADSL changed to static IPs, which gives the router a different network address  to our internal network and I need to know how to ftp out.
We use flashfxp which needs a proxy configuration.
if proxy is x.x.x.x port 3128
router is y.y.y.y
how do we configure the ftp prog to work as it comes up with a squid error message when we try to ftp out through the proxy.  I'll try any W98 compatible ftp prog that works if anybody has recommendations/advice and idiots guide instructions.
Unfortunately ** a direct link out through the router is not an option **, so I need to sort this "issue" ASAP!

Thanks

Keith

[Jimbo]

Had the same problems, but then found out that I didn't set the IP address of the gateway and DNS servers on the windows client!

After I set these everything worked as it should be. So it might be worth checking those!



Jimbo Keith Silman wrote:
>
> I would also like to know how to ftp through the e-smith proxy.
>
> We currently have an e-smith proxy/email box which works
> great for email/proxying despite being a P166 with 90ish MB
> RAM (rather slow for refreshing the webmail window - 12 users).
> On another note it is ironic that our servers are mostly of a
> lower spec than the desktop (ie Windows) machines that they
> serve!
>
> Back to the point ..
> We have now had our ADSL changed to static IPs, which gives
> the router a different network address  to our internal
> network and I need to know how to ftp out.
> We use flashfxp which needs a proxy configuration.
> if proxy is x.x.x.x port 3128
> router is y.y.y.y
> how do we configure the ftp prog to work as it comes up with
> a squid error message when we try to ftp out through the
> proxy.  I'll try any W98 compatible ftp prog that works if
> anybody has recommendations/advice and idiots guide
> instructions.
> Unfortunately ** a direct link out through the router is not
> an option **, so I need to sort this "issue" ASAP!
>
> Thanks
>
> Keith

[keith]

Jimbo
Thanks for the reply

"Had the same problems, but then found out that I didn't set the IP address of the gateway and DNS servers on the windows client!"

we use win98se and dynamic ip via DHCP on a e-smith box.
where do we enter the IP address of the gateway and DNS servers on the windows client?

Thanks

Keith

[keith]

cracked it!!

removed network card and drivers on Win98 machine
reinstalled network card which then found the upto date network/server DHCP configuration and now allows direct internet connection and passive ftp.

Obvious really! Just took weeks to identify and that was by accident by adding a new workstation!

Keith