redhat 5 ftp forwarding
Hi Experts,
I have a RHEL 5.4 box with 2 NICs, one connected to a network that has a FTP server while the other NIC connected to a internal network. I would like to setup this box such that other boxes in the internal network can access the FTP server. Is there something like FTP forwarding that i can setup on this server?
Thanks.
I have a RHEL 5.4 box with 2 NICs, one connected to a network that has a FTP server while the other NIC connected to a internal network. I would like to setup this box such that other boxes in the internal network can access the FTP server. Is there something like FTP forwarding that i can setup on this server?
Thanks.
Vijay Pratap Singh
Internal boxes can also access the same FTP just need to be in same network whats the issue you facing in this?
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internal boxes cannot access to the subnet that the FTP server locate, other boxes in the internal network can reach the redhat server nic2.
FTP subnet (nic1) ---- RHEL5 ----- internal network (nic2)
the RHEL5 can access to the FTP without problem as it's nic1 is on the FTP subnet. I want to make other servers in the internal network able to access the FTP via RHEL5:-
FTP subnet <---- RHEL5 <----- internal network ----- server A
is there something that i can setup such that serverA can issue a command like "ftp RHEL5" and then it will actually go to the real FTP on the FTP subnet?
Thanks.
FTP subnet (nic1) ---- RHEL5 ----- internal network (nic2)
the RHEL5 can access to the FTP without problem as it's nic1 is on the FTP subnet. I want to make other servers in the internal network able to access the FTP via RHEL5:-
FTP subnet <---- RHEL5 <----- internal network ----- server A
is there something that i can setup such that serverA can issue a command like "ftp RHEL5" and then it will actually go to the real FTP on the FTP subnet?
Thanks.
ASKER
Anyone ? I am thinking if iptables may work?
How about running a 2nd FTP server and having it listen on the other IP address?
I'm not on redhat and I don't know which ftp server you're running, but here's what I've done before. (examples from memory)
cp -pr /etc/vsftp /etc/vsftp2
sed -i -e 's/IP_1/IP_2/' /etc/vsftp2/vsftpd.conf
cp /etc/init.d/ftp /etc/init.d/ftp2
sed -i -e 's:/etc/vsftp:/etc/vsftp2:g' /etc/init.d/ftp2
/etc/init.d/ftp2 start
I actually had to do this for IPv6.
I'm not on redhat and I don't know which ftp server you're running, but here's what I've done before. (examples from memory)
cp -pr /etc/vsftp /etc/vsftp2
sed -i -e 's/IP_1/IP_2/' /etc/vsftp2/vsftpd.conf
cp /etc/init.d/ftp /etc/init.d/ftp2
sed -i -e 's:/etc/vsftp:/etc/vsftp2:g' /etc/init.d/ftp2
/etc/init.d/ftp2 start
I actually had to do this for IPv6.
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Not sure how a 2nd ftp server can achieve my goal?
To simplify a bit, what I want to setup is to forward any incoming ftp request (port 20 and 21 as the target ftp is active) to the rhel5 to the target ftp server running outside of the internal network.
I think I will need to enable ip forwarding, setup some nat rules and may also need to enable ip masquerade on the interface connecting to the ftp?
To simplify a bit, what I want to setup is to forward any incoming ftp request (port 20 and 21 as the target ftp is active) to the rhel5 to the target ftp server running outside of the internal network.
I think I will need to enable ip forwarding, setup some nat rules and may also need to enable ip masquerade on the interface connecting to the ftp?
The 2nd server would answer on the internal network ip address, allowing your internal users to access the FTP server. You can have different rules and setups for the two separate servers.
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To resolve the issue after nat, we can ensure the ip-nat kernel modules are loaded