In message <yam8603.867.141804400@maailma>, Arto Huusko writes:
>
>Hi,
>
>I can't access ftp.netbsd.org at all: this is what I get:
>
>$ ftp ftp.netbsd.org
>Trying 3ffe:8050:201:1860:2a0:c9ff:feed:b7ea...
>Trying 204.152.184.75...
>Connected to ftp.netbsd.org.
>220-
>220 ftp.netbsd.org FTP server (NetBSD-ftpd 20010417) ready.
>Name (ftp.netbsd.org:arto): ftp
>331 Guest login ok, type your name as password
>Password:
>230-
>421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection.
>ftp: Login failed.
>ftp> 
>
>
>I thought my firewall would be to blame (although FTP mostly works
>just fine), but I turned it off and that didn't help at all.
>
>Suggestions on how to fix this? Could the blame be the university's
>firewall?
>
Yes, and it most likely is.  I had that problem here twice, until I got 
the systems folks to fix things.  Once, as I recall, it was a 
configuration issue; the other time, it was a Checkpoint bug, I believe.

Unfortunately, I don't remember precisely what the problems were.  But 
if your firewall folks can't solve it themselves, I can ask mine.


		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb