ftp: why passive mode? - why ip_conntrack_ftp?

[Bruno Negrão]

Thank you Thomas,
Really the ip_nat_ftp wasn't loaded. I'll put it in my rc.d files.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Heinz" <josef.k@mytomorrow.de>
To: "Bruno Negrão" <bnegrao@engepel.com.br>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: ftp: why passive mode? - why ip_conntrack_ftp?


> Hi Bruno
>
> You wrote:
>
> > But now, what I miss is: once ip_conntrack_ftp doesn't support active
ftp
> > mode(at least it doesn't work here), and passive mode doesn't need any
> > especial module - what is ip_conntrack_ftp module made for?
>
> If you're using NAT you have to load ip_nat_ftp too.
> Have a look at you're modules: lsmod | grep ftp
>
> The ftp module definitely supports active ftp. If you're running a ftp
server
> the module can also be used. In this case the modules allow passive ftp to
> your server.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
>
> Thomas
>
>