[NET] FTP - How to connect through a challenge / response firewall sequence

[Stefan Viljoen <sv...@polard.com>]

Hi guys

I have to write a FTP app that does the above - the app works perfectly 
outside the target network's firewall, but from behind it is a mess.

The procedure used on a FTP commandline inside the firewall is to specify the 
target machine outside the firewall by doing

1. ftp targetmachine.com
2. The firewall comes back and asks for a firewall username and password, 
which the user provides in the terminal in the format 
localusername@firewallusername@remoteftpmachine. The firewall then prompts 
for a password, which is provided in the form 
remote_machine_password@firewall_password   The firewall responds with a 
notice

331
331 User DN : CN-ITBMEVD.OU-FW-PW.PUKNET
331 Account Unit:  netscapewww1
331 -

3. Only after doing this is the remote FTP connection made.

The "firewall" FTP server identifies itself as "Check Point Firewall-1 Secure 
FTP server running on fw"

How can I accomodate this challenge / response cycle into my FTP app using 
Commons.net? Currently, it is impossible for my FTP application to connect 
from behind this firewall, since it does not execute the above challenge / 
response sequence, and the firewall then appropriately ignores the socket 
request to establish the FTP connection to the machine outside the firewall 
causing an IOException.

ANY help or pointers appreciated!

Thanks...
-- 
Stefan Viljoen
Software Support Technician / Programmer
Polar Design Solutions

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Re: [NET] FTP - How to connect through a challenge / response firewall sequence

[Mario Ivankovits <ma...@ops.co.at>]

Hi Stefan!
> localusername@firewallusername@remoteftpmachine. The firewall then prompts 
> for a password, which is provided in the form 
> remote_machine_password@firewall_password
>   
...cut...
> How can I accomodate this challenge / response cycle into my FTP app using 
> Commons.net?
So, you already tried to configure [NET] with the above username/password?

If yes, could you post the exception please?

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Mario


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