Summary: FTP error: Can't build data connection....

    Hi, below is the original question.

    The "solution" was to reboot the server... everything is ok for now...


Rafael Angarita wrote:

>   Hi,
>
>   I'm having problems with my ftp service, sometimes (in an 
> unpredictable way) the ftp client is displaying the message:
>   ftp> ls
>   200 PORT command successful.
>   425 Can't build data connection: Address already in use
>
>   The environment is:
>   - Solaris 7 (last cluster of patches applied)
>   - Ftp server: proftp (tried wu-ftp and the I got the same error)
>   - tcp_time_wait_interval is 30000  (configured using ndd, I didn't 
> reboot the machine)
>   - ftp clients are under Solaris and windows
>   - There's over 5000 connections to ports 20 and 21 in any state 
> (established, time_wait)
>
>   Any suggestions?
>
>   Thanks for your help,
>

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Rafael Angarita
Systems Administrator
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