ftp blues -rh to rh

[Buddy Jennings]

I have issues with ftp ONLY when ftp'ing between my RH AS4 test server to my 
RH AS4 production server.

My blues:
1.  I have to turn off ipservices on BOTH machines to ftp between them.  I 
can ftp with iptables on to/from any of my W2K servers or XP desktops or a 
old SCO Unix box.  If I don't turn off both iptables I get the dreaded "no 
route to host" ONLY between the rh boxes.

2.  I must turn passive off or I get the message "Passive mode refused" when 
trying to transfer files.  Again, only necessary when going RH to RH.

3.  Ftp'ing times out on large files.  Again, the same files will transfer 
without timing  out to W2K server, xp desktop or SCO box.  But the transfer 
times out between the RH boxes with an error 421.  I have tried adjusting 
the vsftpd.conf
data_connection_timeout=1800
which is MUCH longer than necessary to transfer the files in question.

Any suggestions so I can stop singing the ftp blues?

buddy