nightrid3r wrote: > i installed proftpd on a fully updated centos 4.3 server. > > the servers sits on a private lan (192.168.1.*) > > when trying to acces the ftp (both from inside the lan and from outside > trough a nat router) > i cannot login > > port forwarding is ok as i can enteer both username and password > > error : 530 login incorrect > there is no ProFTPD included in CentOS - so your first step should be to contact your upstream for this. secondly, your authentication mechanism does not seem setup correctly. the fact that you are being able to talk to the ftpd on the remote end would indicate that the firewall is no longer an initial issue. -- Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ : 2522219 at icq