weird issue with ftp client on windows and Linux

[geoffrey mendelson]

On Mar 22, 2011, at 11:49 PM, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:

>
> 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.
>

If it eventually times out and starts to work, it's a problem with the  
ident daemon.

If it never times out (say 10 to 15 minutes), try passive mode.

As in:

ftp somehost.at.some.domain
(user prompt) username
(password prompt) password
passiv
cd directory
get filename
quit


Geoff.



> 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?
>
> Thanks,
> Hetz
>
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