listen is supposed to start ftpd on an already-established connection. /rc/bin/service/tcp21 - erik

...When I try to run "ip/ftpd", I get the message "ip/ftpd: ftpd needs a network address". What does this mean? I have...happening because I'm not running ftpd from cpurc? What's up? ...], 0); if(nci == nil) sysfatal("ftpd needs a network address"); getnetconninfo() ... So you don't start ftpd with extra parameters I assume, so where is ftpd started (path-wise, ns-wise, term/cpurc-...

Hi When I try to run "ip/ftpd", I get the message "ip/ftpd: ftpd needs a network address". What does this mean? I have a valid internet connection; is this just happening because I'm not running ftpd from cpurc? What's up? Thanks John Floren -- "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" -- Shakespeare, Henry VI

.../n/sources/plan9//sys/src/cmd/ip/ftpd.c:519,524 ...n/sources/plan9//sys/src/cmd/ip/ftpd.c:537,542...ftpd.c:541,548 strcpy(user, "none"); else if(anon_everybody) strcpy...n/sources/plan9//sys/src/cmd/ip/ftpd.c:593,600...ftpd.c:599,606 ch->nresp = strlen(response); ai = auth_response(ch...n/sources/plan9//sys/src/cmd/ip/ftpd.c:601,607...ftpd.c:607,613 return reply("530 Not logged in: %%r...

...facing network with abused protocols such as ftp, you may wish to have a more powerful processor. - erik ftp was a major problem for my standalone cpu server; I was getting so many connection attempts that it was becoming hard to use the system. I eventually disabled the ftp daemon. Has anyone hacked ftpd to make such attempts less attractive or less disruptive? John

.../08 1:40:32 PM ftpd[788] repeated login failures from ...:40:32 PM com.apple.ftpd[658] launchproxy[658]: /usr/libexec/.../08 1:40:33 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM .../08 1:40:34 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM ...08 1:40:36 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM...08 1:40:44 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM...08 1:40:44 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM...08 1:40:49 PM ftpd[789] repeated login failures from...

... in to her machine and viewed the cosole logs. Here is a excerpt. 3/26/08 1:40:32 PM ftpd[788] repeated login failures from 121.88.5.53 3/26/08 1:40:32 PM com.apple.ftpd[658] launchproxy[658]: [snip] If you look in /var/log/secure.log you'll be able to see if someone succeeded in logging in. ...

.../08 1:40:32 PM ftpd[788] repeated login failures from ...:40:32 PM com.apple.ftpd[658] launchproxy[658]: /usr/libexec/.../08 1:40:33 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM .../08 1:40:34 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM ...08 1:40:36 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM...08 1:40:44 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM...08 1:40:44 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM...08 1:40:49 PM ftpd[789] repeated login failures from...

.../08 1:40:32 PM ftpd[788] repeated login failures from ...:40:32 PM com.apple.ftpd[658] launchproxy[658]: /usr/libexec/.../08 1:40:33 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM...08 1:40:34 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM...08 1:40:36 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM...08 1:40:44 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM...08 1:40:44 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM...08 1:40:49 PM ftpd[789] repeated login failures from...

.../08 1:40:32 PM ftpd[788] repeated login failures from ...:40:32 PM com.apple.ftpd[658] launchproxy[658]: /usr/libexec/...08 1:40:33 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM...08 1:40:34 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM...08 1:40:36 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM...08 1:40:44 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM...08 1:40:44 PM ftpd[789] FTP LOGIN FAILED FROM...08 1:40:49 PM ftpd[789] repeated login failures from...