passive

Use passive to set the FTP operation mode to passive.

Syntax

passive

Default

The FTP operation mode is passive.

Views

FTP client view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

mdc-admin

Usage guidelines

FTP can operate in either of the following modes:

• Active mode—The FTP server initiates the TCP connection.

• Passive mode—The FTP client initiates the TCP connection.

You can use this command multiple times to change between active and passive modes.

This command is mainly used together with a firewall to control FTP session establishment between private network users and public network users.

Examples

# Set the FTP operation mode to passive.

ftp> passive
Passive mode on.
ftp> passive
Passive mode off.