Socks v5 and RFTP

[Scott Sabo]

I've an issue with RFTP, which I thought was remote ftp, thus allowing me to ftp from my HP-UX to an "external" host via a socks server.

If, from the command line, I ftp acme.bighost.com, I cannot connect. But, if I rftp to acme.bighost.com, I can connect, etc. The issue is, I can GET from the remote host, but I cannot PUT to it....

Someone told me that it may be because of passive ftp.

Any ideas?

When I connect to the remote server, I authenticate to it. Would I still be going in "passive"?

Thanks in advance.

Scott

[David Asgeirsson]

I can't answer your specific question, but I recommend using sftp instead, it is part of the SSH suite. Passwords are encrypted for login, and many systems no longer support ftp connections at all, because the passwords are sent as plain text across the internet.

- Dave