[ale] ftp - no route to host???

[Geoffrey]

Richard Bronosky wrote:
>>> ftp $IP_ADDR
>>>
>>> returns:
>>>
>>> ftp: connect: No route to host
> 
> If the error was connection refuse, or connection reset, I'd say it
> was either a firewall on the box or by his ISP. But, "No route" means
> his client does not know that it has a network interface capable of
> routing traffic to the given host (which in this case is specified by
> an IP address). Although he is able to reach it via SSH and UDP ping.
> That's jacked up.
> 
> Maybe try:
> echo $IP_ADDR # make sure you have the right var/value
> host $IP_ADDR # seeing if you can do a [reverse] lookup on the var/value
> telnet $IP_ADDR 22 # standard ssh port number
> telnet $IP_ADDR 21 # standard ftp port number
> 
> If you get "No route to host" from one of those telnets and not the
> other... evil is afoot.

So if I try:

ftp 192.168.112.133 21

I get to the machine.  Why would I have to specify the port?  Wouldn't 
ftp use the default port, uh, by default?

It's been so long since I played with ftp.... :(

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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