Hi. I am able to get to my ftp server through Internet explorer if I set the "Use
Passive FTP for compatability..." to true in the Internet Options menu. Otherwise, I
can only get to my ftp server using the local IP address. Presumably, using passive
mode in ftp (pasv) should get me the same result when trying to get to my server
through the internet. However, no luck. I have included the ftp code below. If I
subsititute the local IP address for the full internet path then the script works,
otherwise it hangs (probably because my firewall won't allow access. Any ideas would
be appreciated. Thanks, Lincoln
use Net::FTP;
#$ftp = Net::FTP->new("192.168.0.10"); # if I uncomment this line and comment the next
line the script works.
$ftp = Net::FTP->new("ftp.lforeman.homeip.net");
$ftp->login("anonymous","anypassword");
$ftp->pasv;
$ftp->cwd("/pub");
$ftp->get("front_porch_outlet.pl");
$ftp->quit;
exit;
