Problems with using text based ftp from behind a proxy serveronRedHat ES 4

[Karl Latiss]

O'Flynn, Tom - Computing Technician wrote:
> Hi,
> I don't quite understand what you are saying. I can't use a passive mode once I log into the remote server because my problem is that I can't log into the remote server in the first place. This appears to be because setting the proxy variable does not seem to work.
> Tom

Perhaps the basic ftp client supplied doesn't support ftp proxy?

lftp certainly does and comes with RHEL 3. It should work with the ftp 
proxy environment variable as you have initially set it.

Karl.

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> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Oskar Stolc
> Sent: 17 October 2005 11:34
> To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Subject: Re: Problems with using text based ftp from behind a proxy
> serveronRedHat ES 4
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> try tu use a passive mod after you log in the remote server
> 
> ftp ftp.server.ie
> ftp> passive
> Passive mode on.
> ftp> dir
> ...
> 
> 
> Oskar
> 
> On 10/17/05, O'Flynn, Tom - Computing Technician
> <Tom.O'Flynn at it-tallaght.ie> wrote:
> 
>>Hi,
>>I have tried setting the proxy variable as you suggest and it still does not work. I am using ftp-0.17-22.
>>Does anyone else have any other ideas?
>>Tom
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com
>>[mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Oskar Stolc
>>Sent: 17 October 2005 11:00
>>To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
>>Subject: Re: Problems with using text based ftp from behind a proxy
>>serveron RedHat ES 4
>>
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>On 10/17/05, O'Flynn, Tom - Computing Technician
>><Tom.O'Flynn at it-tallaght.ie> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi everyone,
>>>I am trying to use ftp to connect to the Mcafee website from one of my linux servers. As it is behind the proxy I have to set the ftp_proxy variable for text based ftp to work.
>>
>>Which ftp klient are you using? Try to set the http_proxy variable
>>
>>export http_proxy=http://web.cashe.proxy:XXXX/
>>
>>
>>>In accordance with RedHat instructions from knowledge base article 4690 I am creating the variable as follows:
>>>
>>>export ftp_proxy=http://proxy_server:xxxx/
>>>
>>>where proxy_server is the name of our proxy server and xxxx is the port number.
>>>
>>>Unfortunately it does not seem to work. I have also tried a number of variations of the above command such as,
>>>
>>>export ftp_proxy=proxy_server:xxxx/
>>>export ftp_proxy=ftp://proxy_server:xxxx/
>>>
>>>I've even tried leaving out the foward slash at the end of the command and all to no avail. I can actually get to the ftp site no bother from the sever when I use a web browser so it is not a network issue.
>>>Does anybody know what I am doing wrong?
>>>
>>>Tom
>>>
>>
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