[Xitami] FTP / NAT issues - is ISS better?

[R O]

Well, I still haven't received any answers on this.  I can't imagine I am 
the first one to experience these symtoms.

Xitami FTP doesn't handle client NAT very well, but ISS FTP service does.  
Anyway to fix this or anyone have a solution?

-R

>From: "Michael Bronder" <bronder@attbi.com>
>Reply-To: xitami@lists.xitami.org
>To: <xitami@lists.xitami.org>
>Subject: RE: [Xitami] FTP / NAT issues - is ISS better?
>Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 20:09:23 -0400
>
>I'm having ftp problems myself, but of a different nature.
>
>What I noticed on Xitami, is that you need to have 2 ports open 20 (for the
>Data Connection Port) and 21 are the default.  I switched to ports 1000 and
>1001 because i thought my ISP might have been blocking port 21.
>
>I am able to get to my ftp sites through computers on the network, but am
>having very inconsistent results from outside my network that I haven't 
>been
>able to resolve yet.
>
>Someone earlier wisely suggested forcing the IE ftp service to passive mode
>through the tools/internet options menu.
>
>fwiw, I'm considering switching to Apache or IIS because of this and other
>issues I've had with X flaking out and crashing, but have significant
>inertia working against that move.
>
>mb
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: xitami-admin@lists.xitami.org
>[mailto:xitami-admin@lists.xitami.org]On Behalf Of R O
>Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 6:15 PM
>To: xitami@lists.xitami.org
>Subject: [Xitami] FTP / NAT issues - is ISS better?
>
>
>
>I am running the latest release of Xitami Win2000 Server.  I am initiating
>the FTP services with default settings, Port 21 and the same server IP.
>When I connect to the FTP server from my location, I get connected but I
>can't see any files or directories.
>
>My work location is not firewalled but NAT is being applied from my client
>side.  I see the connection, but the server isn't returning basic directory
>listings or file listings.  When I shut down the Xitami FTP service on the
>server and then initiate IIS FTP service, I can FTP just fine.
>
>For some reason it seems Xitami can't communicate back to the NAT port my
>computer is coming through.  But the IIS FTP service can.  Whats up with
>that?  Anyone have any insights?
>
>-R
>
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Russel P. Olinger
Sr. Technical Consultant
Kessel Corporation
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