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Date:	Wed, 26 Dec 2007 07:40:51 -0800
From:	"Mark D. Overholser" <os2@markoverholser.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: ftp hobbes hangs ?

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Peter Skye wrote:

> Happiest Holidays to everyone.
>
> Summary: When I ftp with Hobbes, I "hang" after login and I need some
> ideas for tracing the problem.
>
> Details: I'm using ftp.exe from Warp 4 FP 10. When I ftp to
> hobbes.nmsu.edu I can log in anonymously, but my first command "dir"
> does the following:
>
> 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
> ftp> dir
> 200 PORT command successful.
> 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
>
> and then hangs forever.
>
> I can ftp to scoug.com and successfully "dir". Thus the problem seems
> to be with Hobbes.
>
> New software is being uploaded to Hobbes so others can ftp to it.
>
> I moved my machine two weeks ago (to San Diego) and I am now on a
> LinkSys router along with two Windows machines. Both Windows machines
> can successfully ftp to Hobbes and "dir".
>
> I could always ftp with Hobbes before moving the machine. Since the
> move I cannot ftp with Hobbes.
>
> The LinkSys router doesn't appear to be blocking my connection's ftp
> port 20 (data port) because I can ftp "dir" with scoug.com.
>
> Using Robert's suggestion from a few days ago, I unplugged my network
> cable for a few seconds to disconnect all ghost sockets and get network
> traffic to zero (I use IPSpeed for monitoring). Then I tried again to
> ftp with Hobbes, and again it hung after the "dir". The network traffic
> then went to a continuous 50-100 bytes/sec bidirectional and I have
> these two open sockets:
>
> SOCK TYPE FOREIGN LOCAL FOREIGN STATE
> PORT PORT HOST
> ==== ========= ============= ============= =============
> =============
> 1039 STREAM ftp-data..20 3672 128.123.3.50
> ESTABLISHED
> 1035 STREAM ftp..21 3670 128.123.3.50
> ESTABLISHED
>
> but no response received from Hobbes for my "dir".
>
> 128.123.3.50 is Hobbes (nslookup 128.123.3.50).
>
> Quick Summary: My OS/2 machine and two Windows XP machines go to a
> LinkSys router which goes to a Hughes satellite internet connection.
> Hobbes ftp "dir" won't respond to my OS/2 machine but will respond to
> the XP machines. SCOUG ftp "dir" responds to all machines.
>
> What should I do next?
>
> - Peter
>

What FTP client are you using?? Does it support "passive mode"???

MarkO

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