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Passive ftp on Solaris when firewal blocks active ftp. (Doc ID 1005896.1)

Last updated on JUNE 16, 2017

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 8 6/00 U1 to 10 8/11 U10 [Release 8.0 to 10.0]
All Platforms
***Checked for relevance on 11-Jul-2012***

Goal

On Solaris 8 and earlier the ftp server provides both active and passive modes but the client included with the OS only does active. This document describes, how to use passive ftp.

Solution

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