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Re: tunneling ftp through ssh

Have you considered using scp instead?

scp uses ssh, and uses a syntax like rcp

scp c:\junk\index.html scarf:
will prompt for a password then copy c:\junk\index.html to your home directory on machine scarf 
(actually its pscp on a windows box)

scp scarf:/public_html/index.html .
will prompt for a password then copy /public_html/index.html to the current directory on your local machine 

scp criggie@scarf:public_html/index.html .
will prompt for a password then copy ~criggie/public_html/index.html to the current directory on your local machine 


At 12:17 PM 12/8/00 -0500, you wrote:

Hello,

I am trying to set up ftp tunneling through ssh.  I would like to have
secure ftp connections, but I don't like the limited command line of
sftp.  I really want to be able to use ncftp through ssh.

I collected several sources of documentation, and I think I am close to
success.  From an xterm on the remote system, I type this:

ssh -L2121:REMOTEIP:21 REMOTEIP

This logs me into the local server.

Then, from another remote xterm, I type this:

ncftp -P 2121 -u USERNAME localhost

This is equivalent to "ftp localhost 2121", which I have also tried.
When I try the above ncftp command, I can log into the ftp server just
fine, but when I try "ls", I get this:

connect failed: Transport endpoint is not connected.
List failed.

When I try it with ftp, again I can login to the ftp server, but I get
this error:

500 Illegal PORT command.
425 Can't build data connection: Connection refused

My understanding is that this method requires passive transfer, which I
am using.  I also tried without passive and got just the "list failed"
part of the error.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

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Department of Sociology
University at Albany - SUNY
Phone: (518) 442-4652  Fax: (518) 442-4936
Web: http://www.albany.edu/~bs7452


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