Re: RES: IPtables settings to access a backup FTP

[Richard <netfilter@ghz.fr>]

Hi thanks, could you explain what this line does ?

This is what I understand :

Foward incomming form eth0 to Output eth1 with tcp port 21 but I dont 
understant the --syn or exactly what this whole line does ...

Patrik a écrit :
> Richard, try to use 
> 
> # iptables -A FORWARD  -i eth0 -o eth1 -p tcp --syn --dport 21 -j ACCEPT 
> 
> I think that´s solve
> 
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> De: netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org
> [mailto:netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org] Em nome de Richard
> Enviada em: sábado, 18 de agosto de 2007 16:09
> Para: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org
> Assunto: IPtables settings to access a backup FTP
> 
> Hello, this is my first message so I hope I'm doing this right ! :)
> 
> I've got iptables setup and running well on my server and up to now I've 
> not had any problems, however I have just installed a backup system 
> which needs to connect by FTP to a distant server.
> 
> With my firewall disactivated all works fine, however with the firewall 
> activated when I use the "ls" command of the debian ftp command line 
> package (CWD) I get:
> 
> 200 ok then a long wait then :
> 421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection.
> 
> I've tried this on two different FTP's and it only works if the firewall 
> is disactivated.
> 
> One server is a plesk server but the server I need to connect to I do 
> not know much about, with filezilla on my pc I've managed to connect to 
> it with both FTP active and FTP passive so I guess it can do both.
> 
> On my server I just do :
> 
> ftp ftp.server.com
> username
> password
> 
> So I'm not sure if it connects as passive or active.
> 
> These are the ports that I have got open :
> 
> -A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
> -A OUTPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
> 
> -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 20 -j ACCEPT
> -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 21 -j ACCEPT
> 
> -A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 20 -j ACCEPT
> -A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 21 -j ACCEPT
> 
> Which ports do you suggest I should open to connect to this FTP server ?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
>