Re: FTP Problems with a cable modem

by David Green <greend(at)intrepid.net>

 Date:  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 10:31:59 -0400
 To:  hwg-servers(at)hwg.org
 In-Reply-To:  intrepid
  todo: View Thread, Original
Thanks for all the replies on and off list!

Of course, the cable company swears it doesn't use --some sort firewall.

The problem was solved by switching back to his old ISP.

Now he can FTP to my server -- with no problems.

David Green

At 04:52 PM 09/24/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>I am trying to solve a subtle FTP problem.
>
>When my son switched to a new ISP (using an one-way cable modem),
>he can no longer FTP into my server.
>
>He can still telnet OK and browser works OK -- but he can't FTP to my server.
>
>This is puzzling -- because he can -- still FTP to his others sites --OK
>(one is unix using NcFTPd, the other is windows server), but not to my server.
>
>My server is Red Hat Linux release 6.1 with version Apache/1.3.9
>(note: I am using Version wu-2.6.0(1) FTP server)
>
>His FTP program never connects -- it just times out -- he has tried
>other client problems as well --  with the same result.
>
>I had a number of friends try it out -- and It always works OK for them and
>of course, OK for me as well going thru my local ISP.
>
>Perhaps, somebody else -- has had a similar problem or maybe
>a suggestion!
>
>Thanks,
>David Green
>http://greenspider.com
>

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