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Re: Problems using ftp to pull from Debian mirrors

From Mark Hobley <markhobley@yahoo.donottypethisbit.co>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.networking
Subject Re: Problems using ftp to pull from Debian mirrors
Date 2011-04-27 17:16 +0000
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On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:25:37 +0100, Richard Kettlewell wrote:

> You can probably use 'debug' to get the client to report the commands
> it's sending to the server.

Ok. I will look at that.

> At a guess you have a firewall blocking the connection back from the
> server.

I am connected via routers that utilize network address translation
technology.

> Perhaps the server is broken or overloaded, or perhaps your firewall is
> so strict it won't even allow some outbound connections.

I don't know. The external router is an Edimax 3G-6200n, if that matters.

> If you just wanted a particular file, rather than to debug insane file
> transfer protocols from the dawn of time, use http instead.

I can do that, but I actually prefer ftp, and I would like to try and get
ftp working.

Mark.

-- 
Mark Hobley
Linux User: #370818  http://markhobley.yi.org/

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Problems using ftp to pull from Debian mirrors Mark Hobley <markhobley@yahoo.donottypethisbit.co> - 2011-04-25 18:37 +0000
  Re: Problems using ftp to pull from Debian mirrors Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2011-04-26 11:25 +0100
    Re: Problems using ftp to pull from Debian mirrors Mark Hobley <markhobley@yahoo.donottypethisbit.co> - 2011-04-27 17:16 +0000
      Re: Problems using ftp to pull from Debian mirrors Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1002@zugschl.us> - 2011-04-30 19:29 +0200
        Re: Problems using ftp to pull from Debian mirrors Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2011-05-03 15:39 +0100
        Re: Problems using ftp to pull from Debian mirrors Mark Hobley <markhobley@yahoo.donottypethisbit.co> - 2011-05-06 21:46 +0000
          Re: Problems using ftp to pull from Debian mirrors Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2011-05-07 09:15 +0100
            Re: Problems using ftp to pull from Debian mirrors Mark Hobley <markhobley@yahoo.donottypethisbit.co> - 2011-05-07 12:42 +0000
              Re: Problems using ftp to pull from Debian mirrors Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2011-05-07 13:47 +0100

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