Which type of FTP do I have

crzdgns1 at starpower.net crzdgns1 at starpower.net
Thu Feb 17 08:06:10 PST 2005


Hello,

I am a new user of FreeBSD/UNIX and have recently installed 
FreeBSD-5.3-RELEASE on my home computer.  I am running IPFilter 
as my firewall using the ruleset found in the Handbook.  I have found 
that FTP no longer functions since I began the filter.  I have done lots 
of searching on the web and I think this is a common problem and I 
will be able to find a solution on my own.  But here is my question.  
The solutions to this problem variously refer to ftp clients or ftp 
servers.  I know that a client and a server aren't necessarily the 
same.  If I look in my bin files, I find something named ftpd, which I 
assume is the ftp daemon.  I know that I didn't specifically download 
or install any ftp software.  Whatever I have came with the base 
installation.  So here is my question, how do I know, or how do I 
determine, if what I have is an ftp server or an ftp client?

Thanks

Mark

  


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