From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ahsan Ali Subject: Re: ISP doesn't allow FTP Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:12:36 +0500 Sender: linux-admin-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <17daa85604062808126e8417d9@mail.gmail.com> References: <1085719343.26945.197330727@webmail.messagingengine.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: linux-admin@vger.kernel.org Sorry for the off-topic post. I never got the original message sent to the list. Only the reply. I am very sure I am not getting all mail sent to the list... it isnt just a "low volume" problem. Anyone else having this problem? -Ahsan On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:41:07 +0300 (EEST), Mihai Rusu wrote: > > Hi > > Depends on how they filter your FTP traffic. My guess is that they just > filter out port 21. In which case try to run a ftp server on a port > different than 21 (or if you cant admin the FTP server run a port > forwarder that knows to forward FTP traffic on another port to forward > traffic to the true FTP site, I think portfwd knows that, check on > freshmeat.net). > > Now if they filter it by looking into the traffic (string based, altghough > that can be very resource consuming and risky business) then you need some > encrypted tunnel. You might use SSH with portforwarding (btw you could use > SCP to copy your files) or another encrypted tunneling like IPSEC, > vtun (with kernel support). > > On Thu, 27 May 2004, Josh wrote: > > > Hello fellow admins, > > > > I am having a problem with my ISP at the firewall level, they are > > blocking any type of FTP transfer. However, I do have a shared webserver > > that I can host proxy scripts on, just as long as I don't have to compile > > them, I can only do a simple transfer. Does anyon e know any tools that > > may be of help, like proxy servers, tunneling tools, port mappers, etc. > > I have access to a different ISP for a few hours if I need to do a quick > > upload to my webserver (My webserver is running RedHat 7 I believe). > > > > > > Thanks > > > > -- > > http://www.fastmail.fm - A no graphics, no pop-ups email service > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > > -- > Mihai RUSU Email: dizzy@roedu.net > GPG : http://dizzy.roedu.net/dizzy-gpg.txt WWW: http://dizzy.roedu.net > "Linux is obsolete" -- AST > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >