proftpd port <> 21

[waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org]

On Thu, Oct 07, 2004 at 07:34:21PM -0400, SlackRat wrote

> By switching the call from ``inetd'' to ``standalone'' in
> /etc/proftpd.conf and startiing proftpd via a call to proftpd
> in /etc/rc.d/rc.local I get connected on _any_ port specified in
> /etc/proftpd.conf.
> 
> Weird.
> 
> Anybody have any ideas? Particularly slack-current users?

  A CRUX user here.  Check /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/hosts.allow to make
sure that they both allow the port you want to use.  Ferinstance, sshd
checks /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow before accepting connections.

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