RE: FTP using ipchains

Any other recommendations?

-----Original Message-----
From: Henrik Nordstrom [mailto:hno@hem.passagen.se]
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 5:54 PM
To: Kurt Greener
Cc: Squiq users list (E-mail)
Subject: Re: FTP using ipchains

You cannot transparently proxy FTP using Squid, only HTTP.

Squid is not a FTP proxy. If can only gateway HTTP->FTP when your HTTP
browser is configured to use a proxy and requests a ftp:// URL.

--
Henrik Nordstrom
Squid hacker
Kurt Greener wrote:
> 
> I am having trouble getting the transparent proxy working for the ftp
> service.  HTTP requests seem to be working fine.  I assume my problem to
be
> with the ipchains command.  Using ie5 as my browser I am getting
connection
> time out errors.  The socket to the far end seems to open fine.  When I
set
> the browser to "use proxy server" and choose the default port of 3128 for
> all services, I can connect.
> 
> Your help is appreciated!