anonymous FTP

[Zbigniew Koziol]

Paul King wrote:
> I have a need to transfer archived files via FTP between machines at
> home. I have the FTP directory set up on one machine. Under /ftp/pub are
> a collection of archived files which I have kept over the years. The
> host machine is running FC3, and the client machine is running FC4.
> 
> I have ensured that the vsftp daemon is running, and that the machines
> can "see" each other. I can contact the FC3 machine through my web
> browser. 
> 
> However, what is happening is that I can log on to the remote machine,
> but as soon as I do an "ls" or a file transfer I get an error "no route
> to host". Any ideas what is going on?

Some firewall ports are blocked.

FTP is a tricky in fact protocol.

zb.

> Paul King
> 
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