Re: [cobalt-users] problems with FTP

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joseph Bannon wrote:

> For some reason, I can connect, but that is it. It just sits and sits.
> Telnet is the same. The IP address is 38.197.104.5. Is there a reason? Some
> way to find out what is wrong?

Before you do anything else, get your reverse DNS set; here's what I get
when I try to look it up:

  [admin@joshua conf]$ nslookup 38.197.104.5
  Server:  joshua.ez-access.com
  Address:  216.116.124.170
  
  *** joshua.ez-access.com can't find 38.197.104.5: Non-existent
host/domain
  [admin@joshua conf]$ 

Make sure it works by testing it; most hosting providers do NOT delegate
reverse DNS to their customers; you may need your provider to set it up
for you.

However, that's not your only problem; here's the last few lines of a
traceroute:

  11  154.13.2.65 (154.13.2.65)  111.101 ms  205.792 ms  146.387 ms
  12  rc7.ce.us.psi.net (38.1.22.199)  170.614 ms  148.567 ms  121.465
ms
  13  dallas.tx.central.us.psi.net (38.1.42.215)  133.465 ms  145.591
ms  156.012 ms
  14  38.2.199.80 (38.2.199.80)  155.569 ms  214.211 ms  190.185 ms
  15  * * *
  16  * * *

It looks like either your system or a router between the 'net and your
system, isn't working.

Jeff
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