Q. I'm running GNU/Linux system with FTP server and passive ftp client requests are not working. What can I do to fix this problem under Linux iptables Firewall?
A. An ftp connection also needs a data transfer channel using active or passive session.
Make sure firewall is not blocking your FTP session. If ports are open make sure IPtables is allowing passive ftp. To solve this problem add ip_conntrack_ftp module. Type the following command to load this module:
# modprobe ip_conntrack_ftp
Iptables passive ftp rules
Same iptables firewall script to deal with incoming ftp requests including Active and Passive connections.
#!/bin/bash # Sample iptables shell script to deal with FTP server issues including # active and passive FTP connections issues. IPT=/sbin/iptables $IPT -F $IPT -X $IPT -t nat -F $IPT -t nat -X $IPT -t mangle -F $IPT -t mangle -X /sbin/modprobe ip_conntrack /sbin/modprobe ip_conntrack_ftp # Setting default filter policy $IPT -P INPUT DROP $IPT -P OUTPUT ACCEPT # Allow FTP connections @ port 21 $IPT -A INPUT -p tcp --sport 21 -m state --state ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT $IPT -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 21 -m state --state NEW,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT # Allow Active FTP Connections $IPT -A INPUT -p tcp --sport 20 -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT $IPT -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 20 -m state --state ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT # Allow Passive FTP Connections $IPT -A INPUT -p tcp --sport 1024: --dport 1024: -m state --state ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT $IPT -A OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 1024: --dport 1024: -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT ### Add the rest of rules below ### ### log and drop everything else $IPT -A INPUT -j LOG $IPT -A FORWARD -j LOG $IPT -A INPUT -j DROP
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At first glance I thought it is for client not for server ;-)
This is very nice article except that my FW didn’t work right untill I added RELATED here:
$IPT -A INPUT -p tcp –sport 1024: –dport 1024: -m state –state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
I guess that nf_conntrack_ftp reads the port in payload for port 21 and then the new tcp packet from 12345 -> 54321 has SIN flag, thus is RELATED to the first connection, but in no way is established.
Thanks!, looking for hours for a solution.
My problem was fixed right after i typed : modprobe ip_conntrack_ftp
What this means / do ?
Greetings,
Bart.
hp laserjet printer 1020 not working in linux at local network
Why do you need this “$IPT -A OUTPUT -p tcp –dport 21 -m state –state NEW,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT” if you default accept outgoing packets “$IPT -P OUTPUT ACCEPT”
but you are opening ports that allow connections to other applications such as P2P, MSN Messenger, etc…