On Sat, 04 Jul 2015 13:55:36 +1000 Alexis <flexibe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > bri...@aracnet.com writes: > > > just to recap. machine 1 :firewall. i can ftp into machine 2 > > machine 2: no firewall. i cannot ftp into machine 1 > > > > i tried the iptables commands as you explained above, and still > > get connection refused. > > > > here's the really interesting part. > > > > when logged in on machine 1. > > ftp localhost: works ftp machine1: connection refused > > In my experience, "connection refused" can indicate that there's > nothing actually listening on the port to which one is trying to > connect. Perhaps try running netstat(8) on machine1, e.g.: > > $ netstat -altp > > to check that vsftpd is indeed listening on the relevant > port(s). If it's not, check vsftpd logs to see whether it produced > any errors or warning on startup, and check your vsftpd > configuration accordingly. > > > Alexis. > > machine1 tcp6 0 0 [::]:ftp [::]:* LISTEN 29400/vsftpd machine2 tcp6 0 0 [::]:ftp [::]:* LISTEN 707/vsftpd Looks good. Thanks for the suggestion. Brian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150703222255.5f856...@cedar.deldotd.com