Re: [LUG] FTP delays

[Simon Waters <Simon at wretched.demon.co.uk>]

neil wrote:
> 
> Apologies if this has been asked before, but why won't FTP connect across the
> LAN without an internet connection?
> 
> I've got Windows 98 Second Ed for the internet connection and Linux Mandrake
> 7.2 on the second computer of the LAN. Everything else works and FTP will
> connect (at speed) if there is an active internet connection, but when I'm
> offline, it simply times out.
> 
> Any help will be appreciated.

Sure your ftp'ing to the right IP address?

I think we'd need a bit more background on how your set up is
configured?

Do other protocols using TCP work from Windows to Linux? from Linux to
Windows?
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