Cannot connect to ftp server

madtinkerer · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 1:54 pm Post subject: Cannot connect to ftp server

Let me preface this with a warning that I am an absolute linux networking noob.

I'm trying to setup a personal ftp server on my computer. (Pure-ftpd) I think I've got the server setup correctly, because I can successfully ftp localhost, but if I try to ftp my ip address, or my noip domain name, I get a connection refused error. I've tried this both with the rp-pppoe firewall able and disabled, thinking that might be the problem but it doesn't seem to be.

Could someone help me figure this problem out. I've got my /etc/hosts file setup like this, but i have no idea whether it's right or not:

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 dscott.no-ip.org

The noip account is working because I can ping myself using the noip domain name, but after that I'm stumped.

I'm not sure exactly what info you need, so just let me know and i'll post whatever is necessary.

Thanks,

madtinkerer

aridhol · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 4:05 pm Post subject:

Are you sure you started the ftp-server?

madtinkerer · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:45 pm Post subject:

I'm not at my computer right now, but I'm sure I started the server. I can ftp localhost and connect to the fully working server. As for the other question, i just pinged the no-ip address and it worked fine. (dscott.no-ip.org)

madtinkerer

aridhol · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 6:37 pm Post subject:

Hm... I have never run into this problem, but you might want to check out this thread

Seams to be tha same problem, but with ssh instead.
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madtinkerer · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 7:42 pm Post subject:

aridhol,

Thanks for the help so far. Anyway, I read that thread and I nmapped my system, revealing that no ftp port is open isn't open. I don't know enough about firewalls to know how to open port 21. I haven't initiated a firewall, although I searched and iptables is installed. Now what?

madtinkerer

aridhol · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 8:06 pm Post subject:

Hm, if you havn't done anything to your firewall then no rules should be in it either...

Try

madtinkerer · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 8:43 pm Post subject:

I figured it out. Although I started the pure-ftp daemon through /etc/init.d/pure-ftpd start, I read the man pages for the program and the root user also has to start the server manually with /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd &

Thanks very much for the help though. I really appreciate it.

madtinkerer

vafarmboy · n00b Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 18

hello,

I'm having problem with pure-ftp also....I was able to start the daemon through /etc/init.d/pure-ftpd start, but when I issue the command to start the server it says that the address is already in use. I don't know I'm doing wrong.

smutt · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 7:15 pm Post subject:

vafarmboy,
Check to make sure there isn't something already running on port 21.

vafarmboy · n00b Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 18

it seems like somthing is working on port 21 already.

sschlueter · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 9:46 am Post subject: