FTP problems

[NiceButDim]

We have recently moved an app from Unix to Linux.

From time to time we have to ftp files to and from the Linux machine. We (4 of us) are encountering an intermittent problem with ftp whereby the connection is closed as soon as you try to do a put, get or ls; The message is;
'Connection closed by remote host.'

Sometimes it works for one of us but not for another.

If anyone has any ideas as to why this should be happening then I be very grateful to hear from them.

Thanks.

john.

 

[thedaver]

Bad RAM, Bad network cable, Bad NIC, bad switch, bad firewall, bad router...

Timeout on connection, contention between PASV and regular FTP mode, FTP daemon is crashing due to some unknown reason.......

Have you considered using SFTP instead, adds security well beyond FTP.

D.E.R. Management - IT Project Management Consulting

http://www.dermanagement.com/

 

[flubbard]

What do the logs show. Do they show a connection, any failed attempts or anything like that?

Also, does it happen with every client or just the standard shell ftp. (What if you try to connect to it through gftp, firefox, wuftp or other ftp client)

- flub