[arch-mirrors] FTP strange problem

[Karol Chmurzyński]

2012/5/15 Andrew Holland <Andrew.holland at academica.fi>:
> Ok - well, to debug further, I would suggest doing some tests on the server side (to find out if it's seeing packets to those ports)
>
> I'd test some ports via netcat - i.e. on the server:  nc -l -p 49152  /  on client machine:  nc [ip of ftp server] 49152
> If it can connect, and you can write/read on both sides, try other ports in that range (49152 to 65534.)
>
> If they are BLOCKED, you've got a firewall in the way (probably external to your xen domU.)
>
> I'd also look at the server logs and see if there's something there, just in case.
>
> It probably won't help much, but - my mirror is hosted on CentOS as well (not my decision) and we are using vsftpd.
>
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> [removed quoted stuff]
>
> Selinux is disabled. No NAT no firwall nothing just a pure proftpd
> config nothing else.
>
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Ok i have changed to the vsftp that i have on arch in the past witch
this simple config
cat /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
ftpd_banner=Welcome offical chmuri mirror.
# Sample anonymous FTP server configuration
#
# Mandatory directives
#
listen=YES
local_enable=NO
anonymous_enable=YES
write_enable=NO
anon_root=/usr/mirror/
#
# Optional directives
#
xferlog_enable=YES
listen_port=21


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Pozdrawiam Karol Chmurzyński