weird issue with ftp client on windows and Linux

[shimi]

2011/3/22 Hetz Ben Hamo <hetzbh at gmail.com>

> Hi people,
>
> A friend of mine has a weird problem:
>
> In his work, when he's trying to connect to an ftp server with Filezilla
> and other clients on Windows to download some work related data, everything
> seems to work: he's been asked for user/pass, then he gets the 220 status
> message with the text and he can download all the stuff.
>
> But with Linux, with the same filezilla (and other ftp clients), he
> connects to the same ftp, gives his user/pass, then he gets the first line
> of 220 status message and the ftp is "freezing", no more text, no nothing. I
> tried it with server ftp clients on Linux, disabled his iptables and tried
> it with my Linux netbook machine at his work - same results.
>
> I don't think it's related to the company's firewall since it works
> perfectly with any ftp client on Windows without any special setting or
> proxy.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
Try toggling PASV mode

Try sudo echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_timestamps

-- Shimi
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