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Hello,

I am planning on installing WU-FTP alongside the existing/default FTP
server.

Does anyone out there:
1. Know if there will be a conflict.  And if so how to avoid.
2. Have any tips for doing this or know of any good info sources (I've
already seen the wu-ftpd.org and associated pages without any luck).

I have looked at the existing WU-FTP install instructions/scripts.  A
difficulty with these is they require alteration of the /etc/inetd.conf
file to make it point to the new ftpd at the expense of the existing
ftpd.  How would I get around this?
I plan to make the existing FTP server the default.

TIA,
Ahmed.

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1. There will be a conflict on the IP ports used to communicate to the server:
usually ftp uses ports 20 and 21, you should be able to change WU-FTP to use
other ports ( say 2020,2121 ), but client programs must be aware of this. They
will not use the new ports by default, they have to be configured, if they can.

If you change port assignments, you will be able to instruct inetd to listen to
the new port and have WU-FTP started if someone connects.
If the server will be public, you must share your port assignments to the public
some way.

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There will be a conflict if you do not create a second network interface
(either physical or logical).  I haven't had any luck setting up multiple
applications to listen on the same port (port 21 for ftp).  A quick though
would lead you to ask if a request comes in on port 21, which ftp daemon
will process it?  However, I believe with multiple interfaces in AIX you can
bind wu-ftpd to an interface.  I don't know if you can do this with the
stock ftp server though...you may have to use wu-ftpd on both interfaces.

You might want to try using proftpd (www.proftpd.org), it's got a lot of
nice features for handling virtual servers.

Quote:> Hello,

> I am planning on installing WU-FTP alongside the existing/default FTP
> server.

> Does anyone out there:
> 1. Know if there will be a conflict.  And if so how to avoid.
> 2. Have any tips for doing this or know of any good info sources (I've
> already seen the wu-ftpd.org and associated pages without any luck).

> I have looked at the existing WU-FTP install instructions/scripts.  A
> difficulty with these is they require alteration of the /etc/inetd.conf
> file to make it point to the new ftpd at the expense of the existing
> ftpd.  How would I get around this?
> I plan to make the existing FTP server the default.

> TIA,
> Ahmed.

> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.