[bkb]

I'm having a problem accessing a friend's FTP server from my Mac. Here is the error messages I'm getting:

ftp x.x.x.x
Connected to x.x.x.x
220 x FTP at your service.
Name (x.x.x.x:BKB):
331 Please specify the password.
Password:
230 Login successful.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> ls
229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||30006|)
500 Bad EPRT protocol.
200 PORT command successful. Consider using PASV.

At this stage the shell hangs, and I have to Control+C, and I get:

^C
421 Service not available, user interrupt. Connection closed.

Info about the server: VSFTP running Fedora Core. Works without any problem from a Windows or Linux client.

Can anyone help me fix this, or advise my friend on what changes he has to make?

Thanks,
BKB.

[genevish]

Never seen the error, but the "bad EPRT" part has something to do with IPv6 resolution. I know Apple made some sort of IPv6 changes in the last OS update. I was having different problems and turned off IPv6 in the System Preferences. Click this button:

http://diveintoosx.org/images/2003/1...renew_dhcp.jpg

And set it to Off (I think it says Off):

http://diveintoosx.org/images/2003/1...twork_ipv6.jpg

It worked for my problems.

-Scott

[bkb]

Thanks for you reply. I followed those instructions, and I get the same results, however the login prompt comes up a lot faster now.

ftp x.x.x.x
Connected to x.x.x.x.
220 x FTP at your service.
Name (x.x.x.x:BKB):
331 Please specify the password.
Password:
230 Login successful.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> ls
229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||30006|)
500 Bad EPRT protocol.
200 PORT command successful. Consider using PASV.
^C
421 Service not available, user interrupt. Connection closed.
ftp>

Any ideas, anyone?

[bkb]

If it helps, here is the server's vsftpd.conf:

nopriv_user=ftpsecure
ascii_upload_enable=YES
ftpd_banner=x FTP at your service.
chroot_list_enable=YES
chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd.chroot_list
ls_recurse_enable=NO
pam_service_name=vsftpd
userlist_enable=YES
listen=YES
tcp_wrappers=YES

max_clients=200
max_per_ip=4

pasv_min_port=30000
pasv_max_port=30006

[Angus_D]

How long have you left it to wait at the hang?

Also, try this:
$ ftp
ftp> epsv4
EPSV/EPRT on IPv4 off.
ftp> open x.x.x.x

[Gavin]

A search on eprt brings up a lot of links about curl and the need to turn eprt off sometimes. it has an option: --disable-eprt

I would guess ftp has the same ability, and that's what I'd try.


Angus_D:
is that what ftp> epsv4 does?

[bkb]

Originally posted by Angus_D:
How long have you left it to wait at the hang?

Also, try this:
$ ftp
ftp> epsv4
EPSV/EPRT on IPv4 off.
ftp> open x.x.x.x

The odd thing is that I can FTP into one (of the two) sites I use without a problem. However, the one that I want to use doesn't work (I get the error listed above). I believe this points to an issue in the way the second server is configured, not my client. I think a server side fix would make more sense.

Any ideas?

[wadesworld]

After telling you there's a problem with the EPRT mode, the server is also telling you to configure passive mode. A hang on sending data is exactly the symptom you'll see.

When you log into the server, before you do anything else, try setting the "pasv" command.

Wade