Re: [PLUG] active ftp connection to client behind firewall

[Mental <Mental@neverlight.com>]

On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 07:15:19PM -0400, Michael Whitman wrote:
> assuming that I dont care about the security risks involved....
> 
> Does anyone know the iptables commands to allow an active ftp connection to 
> my ftp client which is located
> behind my firewall?  My firewall uses iptables and also does NAT for my 
> interanl network.  The client is located in my internal network. 
> 

I'd start with the kernel modules. 2.4 has 
ip_conntrack_ftp
ip_nat_ftp

I'd look at those first, then google for it. This has been done before. In
fact, I've done it. I just forget how :)


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