[Tfug] ftpd's for RH7.3

tfug@tfug.org tfug@tfug.org
Tue Sep 17 23:20:02 2002


>On Sun, 15 Sep 2002 23:35:33 -0700
>steveb7@bblabs.net wrote:
>
>> On 9/15/2002 at 11:19 PM Harry  McGregor wrote:
>> 
>> >On Sun, 15 Sep 2002 steveb7@bblabs.net wrote:
>> >
>> >> I want to setup an ftpd on my RH7.3 machine to exchange files with
>> >> some friends and between home and work.
>> >
>> >I would strongly suggest ssh and scp, you can get a windows interface
>> >for scp called winscp2 (search winscp2.exe on google) that will make
>> >it feel like an ftp session)
>> 
>> That was my original plan, but a few friends are "SSH/SCP challenged".
>> FTP seemed easier and I thought I would write a rule into PF to permit
>> access on that port from specific IP's.
>
On 9/16/2002 at 12:06 AM A.Chris Hilton wrote:
>
>The clients Harry's talking about look just like ftp clients.  Matter of
>factually the ftp clients they are using are probably already scp
>capable.  Its the future, drag those luddites into the present at least.
> It'll be easier for you to help them figure out how to use ssh than it
>will be for you to set up read/write ftp and then ride herd on it.
>

OK - SSH it is. I have it installed, updated and I'm touching up the PF rules on the firewall. Can I implement something like this to give access to "trusted"/specific IP's?

"pass in on $ExtIF inet from $Trusted to 192.168.2.2 port ssh keep state"

where $Trusted represents the IP's of my friends cable and DSL connections?

Steve