> -----Original Message-----
> From:
owner-misc@openbsd.org [mailto:owner-misc@openbsd.org]
> On Behalf Of Jake Conk
> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 4:37 AM
> To:
misc@openbsd.org
> Subject: Re: Problem with ftp-proxy
>
> You should send us your pf configuration.
>
> On 9/14/07, Jason Calhoun <jason@cnsusa.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have an OpenBSD 4.1 system running as a NAT firewall for
> our office and
> > unfortunately I have to support a couple of active
> > FTP clients on the inside of the firewall, so I've set up
> ftp-proxy. I've
> > never used ftp-proxy before and I've run into a problem with it.
> >
> > I've set up ftp-proxy and pf as described in the PF FAQ.
> When the client
> > application tries to connect, it behaves as if it never
> > gets a response from the server. The connection hangs and
> eventually the
> > client ftp application reports a time out.
> >
> > What's actually happening is not as much fun. I ran a
> packet sniffer on the
> > client computer while trying to establish the ftp connection.
> > Things happen as follows:
> >
> > The client (inside the firewall) initiates a connection to
> an FTP server on
> > a public IP.
> > The TCP handshake completes.
> > The FTP server sends its first FTP protocol packet
> containing the usual
> > welcome/banner string - This packet does make its way back
> > through the firewall to the client system. However,
> (according to Wireshark
> > on the client) the checksum on the pack is incorrect.
> > The client ftp application then seems to just ignore the
> packet from the
> > server, presumably because the checkum in the packet
> > does not match the calculated checksum.
> >
> >
> > Can anyone shed some light on this? Has anyone else had
> problems with
> > ftp-proxy like this?
> >
> > Thanks a lot.
> > Jason