[PLUG] vsftpd login problems

[Josh Orchard]

> On Thu, 2005-01-20 at 16:16 -0800, Josh Orchard wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>>
>> I have a client who can not ftp to my server.  I'm using vsftpd and
>> I
>> turned on the protocol logging but after he his prompted for a user
>> and that returns successful my logs say he is sent the password
>> prompt then it says he timesout.
>>
>> He reports to me the same behavior.  Any thoughts?  I have tried
>> the same user/server and such from many different host and ftp
>> clients and they all worked.  He is using WS_FTP Pro, Version 8.03.
>> I've tried
>> and older version of ws_ftp and that worked both passive and not.
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> Josh
>>
> check your firewall settings.  Could be blocking the data ports after
>  the establishment of a session.  The user may have to try passive
> mode.
>
> Active mode establishes another session on another port from the
> client. You need to have the server establish the session to go
> through your firewall.
>
> Ken
>

Thanks Ken.  I got it to work.  He is having big DNS issues but I
can't resolve those and he has router problems with his ISP.  Then
again there is the fact that he did enter in the wrong IP.  Blah.  It
was a pain to trouble shoot and spent a long time figuring it out.

Although your information is great.  I do think I've set that up
correctly.  I have experienced these settings before being all wrong.

thanks.

Josh