Try adding ip_nat_ftp to the list of autoloaded modules # cat /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config | grep ip_nat_ftp IPTABLES_MODULES="ip_nat_ftp" And restarting the firewall # /etc/init.d/iptables condrestart Cheers, MaZe. On Thu, 29 Dec 2005, Andrew Rice wrote: > Hey there, > > Would anyone care to help me out on where to go for configuring vsftpd for passive ftp transfer? > im pretty sure that I will have to enable a rule in the firewall..am I right? > > >