[ale] ftp - no route to host???

[lists at serioustechnology.com (Geoffrey)]

So, I'm trying to set up an ftp server internally at home.

I can ping the server, I can ssh to the server, but:

ftp $IP_ADDR

returns:

ftp: connect: No route to host

What gives?

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Until later, Geoffrey

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