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System FAQ

1999/12/12 by Crescent


Q: How do I start FTP4ALL at boot time ?
A: Create a start script and install it in the directory for start scripts. This is system-dependent, for Linux systems it is /sbin/init.d or /etc/rc.d. A start script might look like this:
#!/bin/sh
case $1 in
  start)
    su -c "export PATH=/bin:/usr/bin ; /site/daemon/sbin/ftpd" - f4aowner
  ;;
  stop)
    kill `cat /site/daemon/log/ftpd.pid`
  ;;
esac


Q: I'm having trouble starting FTP4ALL over inetd. Can you tell me how it works ?
A: It doesn't work. FTP4ALL is a standalone server and cannot be started over inetd.

Q: I am behind a firewall, how can users access my FTP site ?
A: This depends on many factors of the firewall that there is no general answer. To answer it, you must have knowlede how the firewall works and what it allows and disallows, and if you have a private IP adress on your host or a public. Because we do not have this knowledge, we are not the right persons to ask. Direct this questions to your system administrator.

Q: When I log in to the server and request a directory listing, I always get the message: 426 No route to host (connect). How do I make it work ?
A: You are on another subnet as the FTP server and no connects are possbile from the other subnet to yours, either because your subnet uses private IP addresses, or it is blocked by a firewall. To overcome this situation there are three options:
  1. Tell your FTP client to use PASSIVE FTP. This will make the connect requests come from the client and not from the server.
  2. Run the FTP server on port 21, this will help if there is an FTP proxy installed which proxies all connections to the standard FTP port (21).
  3. Find out if there is an FTP proxy for your subnet and tell your FTP client to use it.


Q: I did a ftp localhost 2002, my FTP client said Connected to localhost but then nothing happens. What is wrong ?
A: You probably FTP'd to the admin port. The admin port is for the admin GUI only. FTP to the service port (registry entry "port").