RE: fetch hangs, part 2

From: Doug White <dwhite_at_gumbysoft.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:51:33 -0700 (PDT)
On Wed, 21 Jul 2004, Matt White wrote:

> In my case, I tracked this down to either my netscreen5 or the cable into
> it going south.  It's a bit strange because other software wasn't having an
> issue, so I'll probably look at this more in the next few days.  But for
> now, removing that box from my network has made fetch happy again, which in
> turn has made me happy again.

It might have been breaking passive-mode FTP.  I've noticed this problem
coming from certain places. Thankfully not from my workplace or home :)

Some older inspective firewalls don't understand passive mode and drop the
connection.

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Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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Received on Wed Jul 21 2004 - 16:51:33 UTC

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