FTP authentification issue
Dear friends:
I have run into an unusual and inexplicable FTP authentification issue.
It's the first time I've ever had this problem in Linux, and I've been
using the same Dell 8200 Dimension computer for five years (on both
WinXP and different flavors of Linux).
I've discussed this with my IP and my web host. They have advised me
that it's working fine at their end and they have made sure to clear any
firewall obstacles.
My FTP works fine in Windows, but not in Debian. Or rather, let me say
that it was working fine the first two days of install, but for the past
three days has not.
The situation is rather confusing. First, here is the output of ftp in
the console. Clearly, it's working fine, showing the remote file system
and uploading and downloading successfully:
sher@localhost:~$ ftp websher.net
Connected to websher.net.
220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [TLS] ----------
220-You are user number 3 of 50 allowed.
220-Local time is now 06:31. Server port: 21.
220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity.
Name (websher.net:sher): xxxxx
331 User websher OK. Password required
Password:
230-User websher has group access to: websher
230 OK. Current restricted directory is /
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> cd public_html
250 OK. Current directory is /public_html
ftp> ls
200 PORT command successful
150 Connecting to port 32941
drwxr-x--- 24 32209 99 4096 Jul 9 00:10 .
drwx--x--x 13 32209 websher 4096 Jul 14 13:07 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 0 Oct 19 2004 .htaccess
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 1513 May 18 2003 6.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 16138 May 18 2003 RedSQ1.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 6096 May 18 2003 RedSQ2-half.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 16240 May 18 2003 RedSQ2.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 103374 Jun 28 06:33 audiocd1.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 78611 May 18 2003 bkggn048.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 27891 May 18 2003 blue035.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 26526 May 18 2003 blue048-sm.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 78611 May 18 2003 blue048.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 4261 May 18 2003 burst2-half.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 14946 May 18 2003 burst2.jpg
drwxr-xr-x 2 32209 websher 4096 Dec 3 2003 cgi-bin
drwxr-xr-x 6 32209 websher 4096 Oct 14 2004 chef
drwxr-xr-x 6 32209 websher 4096 Oct 16 2003 epstein
drwxr-xr-x 24 32209 websher 4096 Jul 13 23:36 extra
drwxr-xr-x 2 32209 websher 12288 Oct 16 2003 fonts
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 1994 May 18 2003 grn007.jpg
drwxr-xr-x 2 32209 websher 4096 Dec 15 2003 guest1
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 1674 Jun 7 15:43 index.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 1728 Apr 14 2004 index.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 1728 Jun 27 2004 index.old1
drwxr-xr-x 2 32209 websher 4096 Jun 6 09:51 inx
drwxr-xr-x 2 32209 websher 4096 Oct 16 2003 jerusalem
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 167599 Jul 19 2004 link.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 25747 May 18 2003 malevik4.jpg
drwxr-xr-x 2 32209 websher 4096 Mar 1 09:11 mondera
drwxr-xr-x 3 32209 websher 4096 Dec 25 2004 natasha
drwxr-xr-x 2 32209 websher 16384 Dec 4 2003 petersburg
drwxr-xr-x 2 32209 websher 4096 Oct 16 2003 resume
drwxr-xr-x 2 32209 websher 4096 Mar 14 21:00 russia
drwxr-xr-x 6 32209 websher 4096 Jun 29 2004 shakespeare
drwxr-xr-x 2 32209 websher 4096 Mar 26 2004 sher
-rw-r--r-- 1 32209 websher 272684 Jan 12 2004 slides.html
drwxr-xr-x 2 32209 websher 4096 Oct 16 2003 sorokin
drwxr-xr-x 2 32209 websher 4096 Dec 5 2004 spub
drwxr-xr-x 6 32209 websher 4096 Dec 5 2004 srl
drwxr-xr-x 2 32209 websher 4096 Dec 27 2004 suspended.page
drwxr-xr-x 3 32209 websher 4096 Jul 15 04:38 temp
drwxr-xr-x 2 32209 websher 4096 Dec 25 2004 vaginov
drwxr-xr-x 3 32209 websher 4096 Apr 13 2004 yale
226-Options: -a -l
226 43 matches total
ftp>
ftp> cd public_html
250 OK. Current directory is /public_html
ftp> cd temp
250 OK. Current directory is /public_html/temp
ftp> get kbear1.jpg
local: kbear1.jpg remote: kbear1.jpg
200 PORT command successful
150-Connecting to port 32959
150 104.9 kbytes to download
226-File successfully transferred
226 0.859 seconds (measured here), 122.08 Kbytes per second
107401 bytes received in 1.88 secs (55.7 kB/s)
ftp> put kbear1.jpg
local: kbear1.jpg remote: kbear1.jpg
200 PORT command successful
150 Connecting to port 32960
226-File successfully transferred
226 7.994 seconds (measured here), 13.12 Kbytes per second
107401 bytes sent in 4.27 secs (24.6 kB/s)
ftp>
So, the issue is clearly a GUI one. I tested my FTP with three GUI FTP
clients in Linux: Kbear, gftp and IglooFTP-PRO. The results are:
1) gftp works fine but it takes it an inordinate length of time to open
the remote file system, around 45 seconds. Normally, it would open it in
2 or 3 seconds.
Please see screenshot:
http://www.websher.net/temp/gftp1.jpg
2) Kbear shows an authentification error message and refuses to connect.
See screenshot:
http://www.websher.net/temp/kbear1.jpg
3) IglooFTP-PRO tries to connect but fails. No remote file system. See
screenshot:
http://www.websher.net/temp/IglooFTP1.jpg
Below is the output from IglooFTP as it tries to connect:
BEGIN
530 User websher cannot log in
Unable to connect to socket
Unable to connect to data socket
Unable to bind data socket
Trying to switch to non-passive connection
PASS command failed
I've been using IglooFTP for years. Never failed me until now.
Would appreciate your expert help. I've done all I can. Hope you can
help me resolve this issue.
Thank you so much.
Benjamin
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