On Tue, 2 Apr 2013, Reindl Harald wrote: > > > Am 02.04.2013 01:12, schrieb Max Pyziur: >> Beginning today, I started to receive the following when ftp'ing to my >> CentOS 6 machine: >> ncftp /home/pyz2 > dir >> connect failed: No route to host. >> connect failed: No route to host. >> connect failed: No route to host. >> Falling back to PORT instead of PASV mode. >> >> I can make a connection, but I can't get a directory listing or transfer >> data/files >> >> My firewall setting has port 21 open >> >> I can remotely telnet to hostname 21 > > and you understood that ftp needs also a data-channel > and not only the control-connection? I assume that you are referring to the following vsftpd configuration file setting: # Make sure PORT transfer connections originate from port 20 (ftp-data). connect_from_port_20=YES Btw, When ftping to another user on the same machine, there is no problem in making a connection or in transferring data; it's connections that our outside the box. > http://slacksite.com/other/ftp.html > > MP