How do I FTP out?

[WiKDMoNKY]

I know enough to be semi dangerous with Linux, but I am having the damndest time making an outbound FTP connection to my remote backup server.

My server is from 1and1 (Business Root II) and I have disabled the 1n1 firewall and the Plesk firewall is deactivated, but always get a timeout error when I try and connect to my 1n1 remote FTP site (for backups).

I am using this command ftp backupxxx.secure-online.com

It sits there for about 60 sec then tells me the "Connect: Connection timed out".

Is there anything I can do or that I am doing wrong?

Thanks in advance!!!

 

[faris]

Try use passive mode (ftp -p I think).

Also try sftp instead of ftp.

Faris.

 

[WiKDMoNKY]

Ok, I just tried them both and still no dice. I know the FTP server works, because I can connect to it from my home computer.

Anyone else?

Thanks in advance!!!

 

[DaDomainMasta]

maybe port is altered for hehe security reasons? not 21, but say 4021.. try nmap to check which are opened.
example:
# nmap [remote IP]
Starting Nmap 4.20 ( http://insecure.org ) at 2008-03-03 09:19 NOVT
Interesting ports on HOATNAME (REMOTE_IP):
Not shown: 1692 closed ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
22/tcp open ssh
25/tcp open smtp
53/tcp open domain
199/tcp open smux
587/tcp open submission

if found nothing, check your ISP or whoever is in the middle with tcptraceroute

 

[dasmo]

Use SCP. scp -r /folder [email protected]:/home/dasmo