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Re: [suse-security] Configuring SuSEfirewall2 for FTP access

From: remote (remoteleat.ruhr-uni-bochum.de)
Date: Mon Apr 19 2004 - 05:59:55 CDT


> Check your "services option" in /etc/sysconfig/SuSefirewall2. FTP ports
must
> be declared in the "EXT" services.

The ports 20 and 21 are declared in the "EXT" services.

>Actually it is the other way round. You machine should have its high ports
>open and the server should have ports 20 and 21 open.

I donīt get that. I thought passive FTP is used so that I donīt have to keep
these higher ports open if I only want to download stuff. If not, whatīs the
point ?

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