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Re: can't ftp into box



A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...

[...]

> I can telnet both ways w/o any problems. Can ping both ways, too. I
> can use rcp! Just not ftp.
> 
> Something must be rotten with network.
> 
> I tried doing "ftp -n", too.
> 
> Any ideas?

It might be a dumb question, but are you sure that the FTP daemon is
installed and running (either standalone or through inetd)?

You could also try to telnet to the FTP port and see what you get, like
this:

telnet desktop ftp

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Phil Brutsche					pbrutsch@creighton.edu

"There are two things that are infinite; Human stupidity and the
universe. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein


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