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	===== [[mode]] Active and Passive Mode =====		===== [[mode]] Active and Passive Mode =====

-	%%FTP%% may run in active or passive mode, which determines how the data connection is established. In both cases, the client creates a TCP control connection to the %%FTP%% server command port 21. In active modes, the client starts listening for incoming data connections on random port from the server (the client sends the %%FTP%% command ''PORT'' to inform the server on which port it is listening). In situations where the client is behind a firewall and unable to accept incoming %%TCP%% connections, passive mode may be used. In this mode, the client uses the control connection to send a ''PASV'' command to the server and then receives a server %%IP%% address and server port number from the server, which the client then uses to open a data connection from an arbitrary client port to the server %%IP%% address and server port number received.	+	Learn about [[ftp_modes\|FTP connection modes]] (active and passive).
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-	You can select between the active and passive mode on //[[ui_login_connection\|Connection page]]// of Advanced site settings dialog.	+

	===== FTP Server Response Codes =====		===== FTP Server Response Codes =====
	See [[ftp_codes\|FTP server response codes]].		See [[ftp_codes\|FTP server response codes]].

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