Re: [TCLUG:10106] ftp on Mediaone

[sos@skypoint.com (Steve Siegfried)]

Thanks, Ben.  You nailed it.

Gee... Now _that's_ what I like about this list: ask a question and about
two minutes later you get a _helpful_ reply!

It that cool or what?

-S

Ben Kochie wrote:
> 
> sounds like they changed the defaults for ftp to not use passive mode.
> what you need to do after login is to use the pass command... or use ncftp
> :)
> 
> Thank You,
>         Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)
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> On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, Steve Siegfried wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Is anyone else having trouble using ftp on MediaOne's cable modem service
> > from a Linux box?  Strangely, ftp works from my RedHat 5.2 system, but not
> > from a 6.0 or 6.1 system.
> > 
> > What I'm seeing is an "Illegal PORT Command" error:
> > 	> SOS:sos=> ftp skypoint.com
> > 	> Connected to skypoint.com.
> > 	> 220-Welcome to SkyPoint
> > 	> 331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password.
> > 	> 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
> > 	> Remote system type is UNIX.
> > 	> Using binary mode to transfer files.
> > 	> ftp> ls -l
> > 	> 500 Illegal PORT Command
> > 	> ftp: bind: Address already in use
> > 	> ftp> quit
> > 
> > Anyone got a cure for this that doesn't involve my running RH5.2?
> > 
> > thanks much'idly,
> > 
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