[WBEL-users] Re: Two (hopefully) quick new install Q's

[eric fleming]

OOps,  I had tftp on the brain.  anyhow, same thingy, but port 20.

ericf

> He's using xinetd to call vsftp, as i understood.
>
> need to verify if listening on port 69.  do, netstat -an;  if we are
> answering on this port, try to tftp a file from localhost.  if that's
> successful, I guess we're filtering with iptables, or an external firewall
> is blockin traffic, (tcp-wrappers would squak in /var/log/messages).  If
> no firewall is the problem, check for misconfiguration of tftp file in
> /etc/xinetd.d/.  you didn't name the file vsftp did you?  As last resort
> try running vsftp in deamon mode.
>
> But i'll bet it's a problem with yer tftp conf file in xinetd.d.
>
> ericf
>
>
>
>
>> Two suggestions: one make sure vsftpd actually is running, and then
>> check the vsftpd.conf file in /etc/vsftpd to make sure it is configured
>> properly.
>>
>> As I recall, vsftpd is not automatically turned on at boot with the
>> out-of-the-box settings.  Use chkconfig to change if necessary.
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: whitebox-users-admin@beau.org
>> [mailto:whitebox-users-admin@beau.org] On Behalf Of Denis Croombs
>> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 10:00 AM
>> To: 'keith morse'; whitebox-users@beau.org
>> Subject: RE: [WBEL-users] Re: Two (hopefully) quick new install Q's
>>
>>>Bob Mariotti wrote:
>>>> We have TWO issues that we cannot seem to overcome.
>>>> 1) we have installed VSFTP and made sure the appropriate VSFTP file
>> is
>>>> present in the xinetd.d directory.  However, when we try to ftp to
>> the
>>>> WBEL box we receive the infamous 10061 msg stating Connection
>> Refused.
>>>>  We DO have our IP's properly defined in the /etc/hosts.allow file
>> but
>>>> still nothing.
>>>Wild assed guess would be that firewalling is turned.
>>
>> I have found the same problem even with NO firewall in place, this is on
>> 2
>> different servers.
>>
>> Any clues ?
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