Re: [squid-users] ftp passive mode

Mark Elsen wrote:

> > I have noticed that squid was opening ftp active connections instead of
> > passive one's because of a firewall configuration mistake. I'm running
>squid
> > 2.5STABLE12 on Slackware Linux 10.2 (kernel vanilla 2.6.14.5)
> > Now I have corrected my firewall rules and squid is opening ftp passive
> > connections. I would like to know, if this is the expected behaviour.
> >
> >
>
> From squid.conf.default :
> ----------------------------------------
>
># TAG: ftp_passive
># If your firewall does not allow Squid to use passive
># connections, then turn off this option.
>#
>#Default:
># ftp_passive on

I know. But if my firewall doesn't allow passive conn and I don't
turn off this option, what happens?
Received on Mon Jan 02 2006 - 10:44:32 MST