Re: [TCLUG:10106] ftp on Mediaone

[Thomas Veldhouse <veldy@visi.com>]

I installed this about 3 weeks ago.  The FTP issues are not resolved.
This is not something easily fixed anyway.  There is the issue with the
fact that the cable modem is assigned 2 IP addresses.  One for the cable
end (downstream) and one for the telco end (upstream).  Special software
will have to rewrite the TCP headers to get that to work.  This is
different than NAT where it translates across interfaces, although the
software would be similar.  I suspect that they simply use a bridge and it
probably would require a major change to the modem to run NAT and add this
change to it.

Tom Veldhouse
veldy@visi.com

On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, Scott Dier wrote:

> Heh.
> 
> Once again, go to the ie5 install stuff in the member section and do the 
> surfboard modem firmware upgrade.  The upgrade allows you to use even lynx to 
> access the surfboard modem.. It might even fix the ftp issues.
> 
> -Scott
> 
> Quoting Thomas Veldhouse <veldy@visi.com>:
> 
> > I would be very interested in the command line interface for the
> > Surfboard
> > 1200.  Is that something you could send me via email?  If so, please do.
> > 
> > Tom Veldhouse
> > veldy@visi.com
> > 
> > On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, Steve Siegfried wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I upgraded the NAT (Mediaone went out of their way to make this hard
> > to
> > > find on their web site) and <sigh> I _still_ need passive mode ftp.
> > > 
> > > FYI: I have a command line interface for the SB1200 to log into/outof
> > >      MediaOne _without_ Netscape.  If anyone's interested in a copy,
> > >      drop me an email.
> > > 
> > > -sos@skypoint.com / siegfried@m1.mediaone.net
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Scott Dier - dieman wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > The nat on the single-way external modem is flawed.  Perhaps try to
> > > > upgrade to the newest version.
> > > > 
> > > > Ben is correct, go to passive mode and it works.
> > > > 
> > > > -Scott
> > > > 
> > > > On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, Steve Siegfried wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 11:32:15 -0600 (CST)
> > > > > From: Steve Siegfried <sos@skypoint.com>
> > > > > Reply-To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org
> > > > > To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org
> > > > > Subject: [TCLUG:10106] ftp on Mediaone
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Is anyone else having trouble using ftp on MediaOne's cable modem
> > service
> > > > > from a Linux box?  Strangely, ftp works from my RedHat 5.2 system,
> > but not
> > > > > from a 6.0 or 6.1 system.
> > > > > 
> > > > > What I'm seeing is an "Illegal PORT Command" error:
> > > > > 	> SOS:sos=> ftp skypoint.com
> > > > > 	> Connected to skypoint.com.
> > > > > 	> 220-Welcome to SkyPoint
> > > > > 	> 331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as
> > password.
> > > > > 	> 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
> > > > > 	> Remote system type is UNIX.
> > > > > 	> Using binary mode to transfer files.
> > > > > 	> ftp> ls -l
> > > > > 	> 500 Illegal PORT Command
> > > > > 	> ftp: bind: Address already in use
> > > > > 	> ftp> quit
> > > > > 
> > > > > Anyone got a cure for this that doesn't involve my running RH5.2?
> > > 
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