[PLUG] sniffing an Actiontech DSL connection

[Chris Jantzen]

On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 04:16:39PM -0700, Russell Senior wrote:
> I am trying to help a client diagnose an FTP problem (DOS FTP isn't
> opening a ftp-data connection to a particular host).  I've got a linux
> box on his network and I want to use it to sniff his FTP sessions to
> figure out what is going wrong.  I assume his ActionTech DSL modem
> acts like a switch and can be forced into hub mode, which will allow
> my sniffing attempts to capture his connections.  What is a good tool
> for forcing hub-mode and what is the incantation?  Thanks!

I don't envy your quest to get that modem to work. However, you might
try "literal pasv" at the DOS FTP prompt to force passive mode, which
doesn't attempt alternate callback connections or such.

-- 
chris kb7rnl =->
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