Re: [squid-users] FTP through Squid and pf.conf with load balancing dsl

Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote:
>> Daniel Porres wrote:
>>
>>> Im having some problems making possible a FTP connection (control and
>>> data). Very often control connection establishes in one adsl and the
>>> data connection by the other dsl, and the far server don't like that.
>>> Im thinking to use squid ftp proxy under the firewall in other machine
>>> and procces the data for later send all ftp to the open bsd firewall.
>>> I dont know how to identify ftp squid data to send it only by one adsl
>>> and solve the problem of the load balancing with ftp conections.
>>>
>
> On 02.12.07 17:17, Amos Jeffries wrote:
>
>> Have you tried with "ftp_passive on"?
>> That should be making the remote server setup the data connection.
>>
>
> shouldn't that ne "ftp_passive off" ?
>

To make the server set up the data connection, passive FTP is the
correct choice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTP#Connection_Methods).

Whether that makes the remote server any happier about the data
connection originating from a different IP from the control, I can't say.

Chris
Received on Tue Dec 04 2007 - 12:54:24 MST