Subject: Re: Netscape Browser

From: [email-masked] (Jim Bootz)
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 97 12:37:20 CST

I've just gotten through a similar problem, where neither Netscape, Microsoft IE, nor even my TEDvision browser from Triteal could connect to our anonymous FTP server. The server is running Solaris 2.4 and permissions had always been set correctly for /dev/tcp. It wasn't Solaris or wu-ftpd, but turned out to be a control property of Firewall-1. Its default setup doesn't enable PASV. You might want to check whatever you're using for packet/application filtering.

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> I am having trouble connecting to my ftp site from a Netscape browser. 
> My syslog is reporting an "exit on signal 11" right after passive mode
> is turned on.  Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Jim Bird
>