Re: [squid-users] Ftp THrough proxy

From: Marc Elsen <marc.elsen@dont-contact.us>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:59:09 +0200

michel lodap wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Iam having trouble ftp-ing through squid....
> It's working fine when I don't go through or when I use a ftp client.
>
> For exemple I went to the hp web site and tried to download some
> drivers....(there is no restrictions at all concerning downloads).
> This is what I am getting.
>
> ERROR
> The requested URL could not be retrieved
>
> The following URL could not be retrieved:
>
> ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software1/lj845/lj-1908-1/lj845en.exe
>
> Squid sent the following FTP command:
>
> RETR lj845en.exe
> and then received this reply
> Can't build data connection: Connection timed out.This might be caused by
> an FTP URL with an absolute path (which does not comply with RFC 1738). If
> this is the cause, then the file can be found at
> ftp://ftp.hp.com/%2f/pub/softlib/software1/lj845/lj-1908-1/lj845en.exe.
>
> Your cache administrator is root
>
> Any advice?
> Many thanks in advance
  

 Hm, the original url works for me.
 Through squid 2.5S4 on redhat 6.2

 Make sure that you are not confronted with firewalling issues.

 A good test,for instance is, to see what happens if the ftp is done
 manually with the ftp command from the squid box.

 M.
Received on Fri Sep 19 2003 - 06:59:13 MDT

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