I have set up the ftp daemon under inetd and tcpd, but I can't connect to the Linux box from a W98 box. Telnet works fine. RED HAT 5.2 release Linux. Any suggestions ? The ftp appears to time out on the W98 box. I do get the 'connected to' message but then nothing except 'remote host diconnected' after about a minute<br>
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FTP daemon won't connect incoming
- Thread starter SimonH
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Check the ftp config files in /etc. The exact names of the files will vary from package to package (I run Solaris so can't help you with Red Hat specifics).<br>
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Many ftp servers default to denying access to root, for security systems. Are you logging in as a non-root user?<br>
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The other thing to try is restarting inetd : <br>
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$ kill -HUP <pid_of_inetd><br>
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This is especially true if you have altered the configuration of anything that inetd might start (or indeed inetd itself).<br>
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The thing I found with Linux (before I switched to Solaris) is that if one inetd thing works (e.g. telnet) then they all tend to be functional - it's just a config thing.
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Many ftp servers default to denying access to root, for security systems. Are you logging in as a non-root user?<br>
<br>
The other thing to try is restarting inetd : <br>
<br>
$ kill -HUP <pid_of_inetd><br>
<br>
This is especially true if you have altered the configuration of anything that inetd might start (or indeed inetd itself).<br>
<br>
The thing I found with Linux (before I switched to Solaris) is that if one inetd thing works (e.g. telnet) then they all tend to be functional - it's just a config thing.
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