[NTLUG:Discuss] ftp problems through firewall

[Richard Cobbe]

Lo, on Friday, March 1, Bob Byron did write:

> It varies per ftp client you are running, but if linux is the client, then
> you can use "passive on".  Otherwise, if you are using a windows
> based application, you will have to look at the options settings.
> Usually you will find it under "firewall" settings.  As for the MS
> command line ftp client, I don't know how to do that and did 
> not see anything in their help to allow it.

I haven't used the `MS' FTP client in some time, so I'm not entirely
sure, but there's a good chance that `passive on' will work there as
well.  The `Microsoft' FTP client is just the BSD ftp client with a
couple of cosmetic changes; ditto ping and tracert.  MS Telnet is the
BSD telnet with a (really lousy) user interface stuck on the front.

Richard