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Re: tunneling ftp through ssh



  from what I've read in ssh docs/faq it is not possible because ftp
uses two connections... (control and data).

	erik

Brian Stults 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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> 
> Brian J. Stults
> Doctoral Candidate
> Department of Sociology
> University at Albany - SUNY
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