Hey DM,

What would cause the following error:

1/3 05:55:31a QWK Network call-out: STEPPING
1/3 05:55:31a QNET-FTP: STEPPING vintagebbsing.com fakepw
1/3 05:55:31a QNET-FTP: Connecting to vintagebbsing.com:21 ...
1/3 05:55:31a QNET-FTP: Connected to vintagebbsing.com
1/3 05:55:31a QNET-FTP: Logging in as 'FIRSTRES' (PW: 'fakepw')
1/3 05:55:32a QNET-FTP: Logged in successfully
1/3 05:55:32a QNET-FTP: Sending REP packet: C:\sbbs\data\STEPPING.rep
1/3 06:00:33a QNET-FTP: !ftp_put failed socket_error=0

???

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telnet://vintagebbsing.com
ssh://vintagebbsing.com
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Re: QWK call-out
By: Jon Justvig to Digital Man on Tue Jan 03 2017 07:40 am

Hey DM,

What would cause the following error:

1/3 05:55:31a QWK Network call-out: STEPPING
1/3 05:55:31a QNET-FTP: STEPPING vintagebbsing.com fakepw
1/3 05:55:31a QNET-FTP: Connecting to vintagebbsing.com:21 ...
1/3 05:55:31a QNET-FTP: Connected to vintagebbsing.com
1/3 05:55:31a QNET-FTP: Logging in as 'FIRSTRES' (PW: 'fakepw')
1/3 05:55:32a QNET-FTP: Logged in successfully
1/3 05:55:32a QNET-FTP: Sending REP packet: C:\sbbs\data\STEPPING.rep
1/3 06:00:33a QNET-FTP: !ftp_put failed socket_error=0

Possibly an FTP issue with your NAT gateway. Try logging into Vertrauen using an FTP client and attempt some test uploads using both PASV and direct FTP methods. If one (or both) fails, then you know you need to resolve that issue on your end.

digital man

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Re: QWK call-out
By: Digital Man to Jon Justvig on Tue Jan 03 2017 06:33 pm

DM,

Re: QWK call-out
By: Jon Justvig to Digital Man on Tue Jan 03 2017 07:40 am

1/3 05:55:32a QNET-FTP: Sending REP packet:
C:\sbbs\data\STEPPING.rep 1/3 06:00:33a QNET-FTP: !ftp_put failed
socket_error=0

Possibly an FTP issue with your NAT gateway. Try logging into Vertrauen using an FTP client and attempt some test uploads using both PASV and direct FTP methods. If one (or both) fails, then you know you need to resolve that issue on your end.

A simple enabling to my NAT (FTP) in my modem did the trick. Not sure what NAT ALG Status means, but reading the docs about my modem (Ubee DVW326B) there
was a filter for FTP. After removing the filter, a couple different systems were able to QWK connect via FTP a little while ago.

Just a local network QWK to QWK poll (my SBBS to my other SBBS) via FTP
connect didn't show anything wrong, so I didn't think there was a problem on my end. You'd think with my earlier issue with port 25 being blocked by my ISP would have taught me to not rely on my local network. haha. Anyway, thanks! ---

Sincerely,
Jon Justvig (1:298/25)
Stepping Stone BBS
Legion RPG HQ
http://vintagebbsing.com:81
telnet://vintagebbsing.com
ssh://vintagebbsing.com
trillian: cr1mson
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On 2017 Jan 03 21:06:06, you wrote to Digital Man:

Just a local network QWK to QWK poll (my SBBS to my other SBBS) via FTP connect didn't show anything wrong, so I didn't think there was a problem on my end.

because LAN traffic does/should not go through a router... local traffic should
always be direct between the end points...

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Re: QWK call-out
By: Jon Justvig to Digital Man on Tue Jan 03 2017 09:06 pm

Re: QWK call-out
By: Digital Man to Jon Justvig on Tue Jan 03 2017 06:33 pm

DM,

Re: QWK call-out
By: Jon Justvig to Digital Man on Tue Jan 03 2017 07:40 am

1/3 05:55:32a QNET-FTP: Sending REP packet:
C:\sbbs\data\STEPPING.rep 1/3 06:00:33a QNET-FTP: !ftp_put failed
socket_error=0

Possibly an FTP issue with your NAT gateway. Try logging into Vertrauen using an FTP client and attempt some test uploads using both PASV and direct FTP methods. If one (or both) fails, then you know you need to resolve that issue on your end.

A simple enabling to my NAT (FTP) in my modem did the trick. Not sure what NAT ALG Status means,

Network Address Translation - Application Layer Gateway. In this case, the "application" is FTP and it needs special handling through NAT gateways.

but reading the docs about my modem (Ubee DVW326B)
there
was a filter for FTP. After removing the filter, a couple different systems were able to QWK connect via FTP a little while ago.

Cool.

Just a local network QWK to QWK poll (my SBBS to my other SBBS) via FTP connect didn't show anything wrong, so I didn't think there was a problem on my end. You'd think with my earlier issue with port 25 being blocked by my ISP would have taught me to not rely on my local network. haha. Anyway, thanks!

Well outbound FTP is not usually a problem (through NAT) since it's so common, but incoming FTP usually requires special handling (especially the old non-passive form of FTP).

digital man

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