switched to pfsense, proftpd server help

misterpat

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Hello all!

I used to run IPCOP on my router computer but switched to PFSense as it seems better supported and a lot of users on here seem to like it.

I got it setup just to my liking except for one thing. I can't get into my ftp server from outside the lan. I've been Googling it and for the most part set it up to what I think is right, but still no dice.

Here is how its set up now.

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And my Proftpd config

Code:
#
# /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf -- This is a basic ProFTPD configuration file.
# To really apply changes, reload proftpd after modifications, if
# it runs in daemon mode. It is not required in inetd/xinetd mode.
# 

# Includes DSO modules
Include /etc/proftpd/modules.conf

# Set off to disable IPv6 support which is annoying on IPv4 only boxes.
UseIPv6				on
# If set on you can experience a longer connection delay in many cases.
IdentLookups off

ServerName			"Debian"
ServerType standalone
DeferWelcome off

MultilineRFC2228 on
DefaultServer on
ShowSymlinks on

TimeoutNoTransfer 600
TimeoutStalled 600
TimeoutIdle 1200

DisplayLogin                    welcome.msg
DisplayChdir .message true
ListOptions "-l"

DenyFilter			\*.*/

# Use this to jail all users in their homes 
# DefaultRoot			~

# Users require a valid shell listed in /etc/shells to login.
# Use this directive to release that constrain.
# RequireValidShell		off

# Port 21 is the standard FTP port.
Port 21

# In some cases you have to specify passive ports range to by-pass
# firewall limitations. Ephemeral ports can be used for that, but
# feel free to use a more narrow range.
# PassivePorts                  49152 65534

# If your host was NATted, this option is useful in order to
# allow passive tranfers to work. You have to use your public
# address and opening the passive ports used on your firewall as well.
 MasqueradeAddress		domainname.net

# This is useful for masquerading address with dynamic IPs:
# refresh any configured MasqueradeAddress directives every 8 hours
<IfModule mod_dynmasq.c>
 DynMasqRefresh 28800
</IfModule>

# To prevent DoS attacks, set the maximum number of child processes
# to 30.  If you need to allow more than 30 concurrent connections
# at once, simply increase this value.  Note that this ONLY works
# in standalone mode, in inetd mode you should use an inetd server
# that allows you to limit maximum number of processes per service
# (such as xinetd)
MaxInstances 30

# Set the user and group that the server normally runs at.
User				proftpd
Group				nogroup

# Umask 022 is a good standard umask to prevent new files and dirs
# (second parm) from being group and world writable.
Umask 022 022
# Normally, we want files to be overwriteable.
AllowOverwrite			on

# Uncomment this if you are using NIS or LDAP via NSS to retrieve passwords:
# PersistentPasswd		off

# This is required to use both PAM-based authentication and local passwords
# AuthOrder			mod_auth_pam.c* mod_auth_unix.c

# Be warned: use of this directive impacts CPU average load!
# Uncomment this if you like to see progress and transfer rate with ftpwho
# in downloads. That is not needed for uploads rates.
#
# UseSendFile			off

TransferLog /var/log/proftpd/xferlog
SystemLog   /var/log/proftpd/proftpd.log

# Logging onto /var/log/lastlog is enabled but set to off by default
#UseLastlog on

# In order to keep log file dates consistent after chroot, use timezone info
# from /etc/localtime.  If this is not set, and proftpd is configured to
# chroot (e.g. DefaultRoot or <Anonymous>), it will use the non-daylight
# savings timezone regardless of whether DST is in effect.
#SetEnv TZ :/etc/localtime

<IfModule mod_quotatab.c>
QuotaEngine off
</IfModule>

<IfModule mod_ratio.c>
Ratios off
</IfModule>


# Delay engine reduces impact of the so-called Timing Attack described in
# http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11430/discuss
# It is on by default. 
<IfModule mod_delay.c>
DelayEngine on
</IfModule>

<IfModule mod_ctrls.c>
ControlsEngine        off
ControlsMaxClients    2
ControlsLog           /var/log/proftpd/controls.log
ControlsInterval      5
ControlsSocket        /var/run/proftpd/proftpd.sock
</IfModule>

<IfModule mod_ctrls_admin.c>
AdminControlsEngine off
</IfModule>

#
# Alternative authentication frameworks
#
#Include /etc/proftpd/ldap.conf
#Include /etc/proftpd/sql.conf

#
# This is used for FTPS connections
#
#Include /etc/proftpd/tls.conf

#
# Useful to keep VirtualHost/VirtualRoot directives separated
#
#Include /etc/proftpd/virtuals.con

# A basic anonymous configuration, no upload directories.

# <Anonymous ~ftp>
#   User				ftp
#   Group				nogroup
#   # We want clients to be able to login with "anonymous" as well as "ftp"
#   UserAlias			anonymous ftp
#   # Cosmetic changes, all files belongs to ftp user
#   DirFakeUser	on ftp
#   DirFakeGroup on ftp
# 
#   RequireValidShell		off
# 
#   # Limit the maximum number of anonymous logins
#   MaxClients			10
# 
#   # We want 'welcome.msg' displayed at login, and '.message' displayed
#   # in each newly chdired directory.
#   DisplayLogin			welcome.msg
#   DisplayChdir		.message
# 
#   # Limit WRITE everywhere in the anonymous chroot
#   <Directory *>
#     <Limit WRITE>
#       DenyAll
#     </Limit>
#   </Directory>
# 
#   # Uncomment this if you're brave.
#   # <Directory incoming>
#   #   # Umask 022 is a good standard umask to prevent new files and dirs
#   #   # (second parm) from being group and world writable.
#   #   Umask				022  022
#   #            <Limit READ WRITE>
#   #            DenyAll
#   #            </Limit>
#   #            <Limit STOR>
#   #            AllowAll
#   #            </Limit>
#   # </Directory>
# 
# </Anonymous>

# Include other custom configuration files
Include /etc/proftpd/conf.d/
<Global>
RootLogin on
UseFtpUsers off
DisplayLogin /usr/share/proftpd/templates/welcome.msg
AccessGrantMsg "FTP Server"

PassivePorts 60000 60100
</Global>
DefaultChdir /mnt/home

PassivePorts 60000 60100

Thanks for any pointers or ideas.
 
Apart from that proftpd is horrible (pureftpd or vsftpd are much better), is this server on the same machine and/or do you have a modem with NAT enabled infront of your firewall?
//Danne
 
Diizzy,

This ftp server is not on the same machine. PFSense and my nas/ftp server are different machines. How would I check the modem for NAT? If it helps any, I ran 2 other store bought routers and IPCOP with no issues with ftp.
 
if you try deleting the rule and re-creating will it display correctly?

There is no redirect taget port, is should be 60000

I deleted the rule and recreated like advised plus I added in the redirect port as nerdalertdk suggested. It looks good now.

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Status --> System logs-->firewall

check to make sure it isnt blocked.

I wasn't seeing anything in there, so I messed around back in the ProFTP settings. I noticed I could connect without any problems to the 192.168.1.151 address. So i made a virtual host with my domain name, went outside my home lan, and it works!

So, I'm cool with that.

Inside network, use local ip
Outside network, use domain name.

Thanks for the help!
 
your welcome :) If you have anymore pfSense questions, check our their forum.. Great info in there
 
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