> Just a quick question, out of curiosity... the kernel.org mirrors are
> EXCELLENT but why am I forced to use passive mode on the two I have tried?
> (ca and us)... in fact, ca.kernel.org regularly doesn't even get to the
> login prompt.
>
> I *am* behind IP Masquerading but I can connect fine to MANY other sites,
> including the original ftp.kernel.org. The masqueradiing box has the
> ip_masq_ftp module loaded.
>
> Is there some magic reason why passive mode is enforced?
They are most likely sitting behind firewalled environments that don't
allow random tcp connections.
> Andrew
wfms
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