I'm trying to configure curl to upload a file to an FTP server. Both
the client and the server are behind a routers with only selected ports
open (i.e. ports backed by secure software).

The command I am using is:

Curl -u <uid>:<pwd> -P a -T c:\bakup\data\bakfil.zip ftp://<ftpaddress>

I included the -v switch to get the following listing:

* About to connect() to <ftpaddress>:21
* Connected to <ftpaddress> (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) port 21
> USER <uid>
> PASS <pwd>
* Entry path is '/c:/'
* Telling server to connect to yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy:3206
> PORT yyy,yyy,yyy,yyy,12,134
* Ordered connect of the data stream with PORT!
> TYPE I
> STOR bakfil.zip
* Timeout while waiting for server connect
Curl: (30) Timeout while waiting for server connect
* Closing connection #0

Since both of these computers are web servers I have a security
problem--how do I complete this connection without compromising security
on either end. (I currently backup every open port with software that
requires some type of security--a login for example.) I feel like the
problem is that the connection on port 3206 (whatever port is
assigned--it varies) cannot be done because that port is not open on the
client machine. I opened a port on the client machine and tried to
specify the port on the -P switch but it didn't seem to work.

Am I thinking clearly here? I there a way to specify the port to use?
Any suggestions on how to do this would be appreciated.

Carter

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Received on 2003-05-28