cannot fully connect to my server--passive mode issue?*FIXED

[vivithemage]

I used to be able to connect to my FTP, with very simple defaults...port 21, username/password set, etc. I all of a sudden could not connect today, so I tried to set passive ports, which I set to 5000-5100, and I was able to connect without having to add forwarding to my router.

I try to connect after I reboot it and it does this loop thing now, connect, retry, connect, try, etc, etc.

I tried adding the port forwarding to 5000-5100, no luck. Any ideas?


This is my connect log in filezilla :

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000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:07 AM - (not logged in) (207.225.128.74)>
Connected, sending welcome message...
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:07 AM - (not logged in) (207.225.128.74)>
220-FileZilla Server version 0.9.27 beta
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:07 AM - (not logged in) (207.225.128.74)>
220-written by Tim Kosse (Tim.Kosse@gmx.de)
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:07 AM - (not logged in) (207.225.128.74)> 220
Please visit http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:07 AM - (not logged in) (207.225.128.74)> USER vivi_www
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:07 AM - (not logged in) (207.225.128.74)> 331
Password required for vivi_www
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:07 AM - (not logged in) (207.225.128.74)> PASS xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:07 AM - vivi_www (207.225.128.74)> 230 Logged on
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:07 AM - vivi_www (207.225.128.74)> SYST
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:07 AM - vivi_www (207.225.128.74)> 215 UNIX
emulated by FileZilla
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:07 AM - vivi_www (207.225.128.74)> PWD
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:07 AM - vivi_www (207.225.128.74)> 257 "/" is
current directory.
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:08 AM - vivi_www (207.225.128.74)> REST 100
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:08 AM - vivi_www (207.225.128.74)> 350 Rest
supported. Restarting at 100
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:08 AM - vivi_www (207.225.128.74)> REST 0
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:08 AM - vivi_www (207.225.128.74)> 350 Rest
supported. Restarting at 0
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:08 AM - vivi_www (207.225.128.74)> TYPE A
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:08 AM - vivi_www (207.225.128.74)> 200 Type set to A
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:08 AM - vivi_www (207.225.128.74)> PASV
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:08 AM - vivi_www (207.225.128.74)> 227
Entering Passive Mode (71,63,243,167,19,140)
(000005) 8/27/2008 10:59:09 AM - vivi_www (207.225.128.74)> disconnected.

I fixed it, check my bottom post.

[botg]

Read the Network Configuration guide.

[vivithemage]

Read the Network Configuration guide.

I did, a few times....I set up the passive stuff the way it said in there :-/.

[botg]

Check your firewall.

[vivithemage]

There is no firewall, I have the windows one disabled. No third part one like SAV, or Mcafe.

[boco]

Would you please try other port than 21? Some routers f*ck up badly on the default FTP port.

[vivithemage]

HMMM, I tried 448, 80, 20, 19, and a few other ports and it still does the same thing. hmmmmmmm

[vivithemage]

Just for fun, I DMZ'd my server's ip and I was able to connect and work GREAT!

But I disabled it to try again, it failed, so I re-enabled DMZ to try once again, but it failed and started doing the Passive issue....wow, wth is doing this? Now I am confused....

[vivithemage]

hmm, I fixed it by just changing my passive ports to 7000-7020.

I tried a lot of ranges, and this one worked! Cool, no DMZ , nothing.

I was using DD-WRT on my buffalo router.

[boco]

Great it works. Routers can be a PITA to set up correctly. Now 'Never touch a running system'.

[cszeto]

If it is actually DD-WRT and strictly "router related," then the "Linux box theory" is a little less stable... Still at the end, these NAT routers are geared at Internet access and not the hosting of services across the Internet.