any problems connection to a ftp site.. i can connect to example dbeian.fifi.org
but if the directory is xxx number of files the system will just hang if the directory is xxx number (like 20 or so) no problem see below cd debian ftp> ls 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls. total 14648 -rw-rw-r-- 1 202 202 943 Dec 16 18:06 README -rw-rw-r-- 1 202 202 1290 Dec 4 2000 README.CD-manufacture -rw-rw-r-- 1 202 202 63403 Feb 21 19:52 README.mirrors.html -rw-rw-r-- 1 202 202 31036 Feb 21 19:52 README.mirrors.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 202 202 19370 Feb 21 19:52 README.non-US lrwxrwxrwx 1 202 202 13 Oct 29 10:45 README.pgp -> README.non-US drwxrwsr-x 9 202 202 4096 Dec 16 18:04 dists drwxrwsr-x 4 202 202 4096 Feb 23 19:52 doc drwxrwsr-x 2 202 202 4096 Feb 23 21:01 indices -rw-rw-r-- 1 202 202 13228389 Feb 24 11:37 ls-lR -rw-rw-r-- 1 202 202 1589103 Feb 24 11:38 ls-lR.gz drwxrwsr-x 5 202 202 4096 Dec 19 2000 pool drwxrwsr-x 7 202 202 4096 Mar 26 2002 project drwxrwsr-x 3 202 202 4096 Sep 12 14:47 tools 226 Transfer complete.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>all ok ftp> cd dists 250-Please read the file README l250- it was last modified on Mon Dec 16 10:05:40 2002 - 70 days ago 250 CWD command successful. ftp> ls >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>not ok.. will just hang here 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls. thanks for your help Ralph -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]