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Old 13th October 2010
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Default ftpd - listen port

Ok so i uncommented ftpd from inet .. set it all up .. everythings great .. BUT .. i need it to listen for connections on a port other then port 21.. could anyone tell me how to make it listen on port 3030

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It may be possible to switch ports, though I have never done so. sftp(1), a secure file transfer client that is part of the native OpenSSH implementation and communcates with sshd(8) as the server, is significantly easier to connect through firewalls. FTP's use of backchannel ports adds complexity to firewall settings, and often must be proxied. (If you're not familiar with configuring FTP through firewalls, you will find this description from the PF User's Guide helpful.)

Note ftpd(8), where it says:
Quote:
DESCRIPTION
ftpd is the Internet File Transfer Protocol server process. The server
uses the TCP protocol and listens at the port specified in the ``ftp''
service specification; see services(5).
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Thinking about this a little more, if I had this need, I would use PF's port redirection capabilities rather than modifying /etc/services.

Of course, I would do my best to avoid the need.

An untested example:
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pass in log proto tcp from $external_net to any port 3030 \
        rdr-to 127.0.0.1 port 21
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