[ale] Linksys router stopping ftp:// sites

[James Sumners]

Are you running the stock Linksys firmware? If yes, then there isn't
much you can do about it. It sounds like a problem with FTP and
connection tracking in the firewall. See [1] for more information. If
you are using a third party firmware (I use Tomato with no problems),
try upgrading to a newer version. Or if you just recently upgraded,
revert back to the previous version; there could be a bug in the new
version.

[1] -- http://iptables-tutorial.frozentux.net/iptables-tutorial.html#COMPLEXPROTOCOLS

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Paul Cartwright <ale at pcartwright.com> wrote:
> ok, starting a new thread..
> I finally figured out that I had to stopthe firewall on my linksys router to
> be able to go to ANY firefox site that starts with ftp://
> using http I can download anything, and I don't have a problem getting updates
> to my systems.
>
> what do I need to do to my router to FIX this, without turning off the
> firewall. Or should I turn it off.. unfortunately I have another laptop (
> wifes) running Vista, on my network... MY network :)
> --
> Paul Cartwright



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