Possible the Linux box is trying a reverse IP lookup and it is failing. I
resolved this issue be making entries in the host file for the router and
boxes on the same subnet.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Koobs" <dkoobs@dkoobs.com>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 11:06 PM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] FTP and the Lynksys router
> As long as both the laptop and the FTP server are on the same subnet, the
> Linksys router should just be acting as a switch and passing everything
> along to the correct port. Try running an FTP client on the FTP server,
and
> connect to itself, either through the loopback interface, or the
> 192.168.1.101 address...
>
> Doug
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Norbert Cartagena" <gnorb@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: "slug" <slug@nks.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 8:43 PM
> Subject: [SLUG] FTP and the Lynksys router
>
>
> > Ok, probably a simple question:
> >
> > I currently have simple network set up that looks like this:
> >
> > Tower**************|
> > (SuSE 7.3)>>>>>>>>>|
> > *******************|>>>(Connected to)>>Lynksys Router-->(Internet)
> > Laptop*************|
> > (Drake 8.1)>>>>>>>>|
> >
> > (Hope that was understandable)
> >
> > I'm trying to ftp into my tower from my laptop (so I can drop off some
> > stuff - switching the system over to SuSE 8.0 for a whirl). My tower
> > currently has FTP open but I still can't get through to it from the
> > laptop. I can ping, telnet, ssh, scp, blah blah blah. Nevertheless, I
> > can't get through to the tower. This is what gFTP outputs:
> >
> > Looking up 192.168.1.101
> > Trying 192.168.1.101:21
> > Connected to 192.168.1.101:21
> > <foot note> after about 5 seconds</foot note>
> > Disconnecting from site 192.168.1.101
> > Waiting 30 seconds until trying to connect again
> >
> > Is the router stopping this by any chance? Is there something inherently
> > wrong with my Drake system? Will Rocky be able to get to Bullwinkle in
> > time to save him from the dastardly Boris and Natasha?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Gnorb
> >
> >
>
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