Topic: ftp access

[Paul Van Lint]

Have website and different i-bays on my e-smith server.

Problem:
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- Only people belonging to my Internet provider can access my server using ftp (port 21) and this without any problem.
- My provider blocks ports for outsiders below 2000.

How can I manage that everybody can have access to my website/i-bays?

Thanks for any support.
Paul

[Terry Brummell]

Change the FTP listening port to something above 2000, see this thread, look near the bottom, it works:

http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=13435.msg50887#msg50887

[Terry Brummell]

Untested on 5.6, I've used this procedure on 5.5u3 and 5.1.2, YMMV.

Terry

[Paul Van Lint]

Hi Terry,

Made modification.

1) Have to check. Waiting for response from those who could not connect before.

2) Localy I cannot connect anymore !!! Why?


Paul

[Terry Brummell]

Don't know, any time I fire up a new server I change the FTP port, restart the xinetd service (you did do that, right?) and I can connect locally and remote.  Recheck your configuration, specifically xinetd.conf.

Terry