Ftp behind a proxy or firewall

If you can’t connect to ftp site due by ISP provider/Network restriction then it is recommended that you use an ftp client that implements the hftp Protocol

Two of the more robust and flexible clients that implement this Protocol are: lftp and gFTP

To connect to the server ftp using

lftp see: lftp a sophisticated ftp client – advanced options

gFTP

1. Install gFTP (the installation method depends on the distribution you are using)
2. Start gFTP
3. Go to the FTP-> Options menu (Ctrl o)
4. In the Options window, go to HTTP
5. Specify
   • 
   • -Proxy hostname: IP or name of the proxy server
   • -Proxy port: port of the proxy server, which go out the http connection, usually 3128
   • -Proxy username: user of the proxy server
   • -Proxy password: the user of the proxy server
   • -Check Use HTTP/1
6. OK
7. On the main screen to specify
   • 
   • -Host: IP or hostname of the ftp server
   • -User: User ftp
   • -Pass: Password of the user of the proxy server
8. Press Enter

Recommended reading

• –lftp project
• –gFTP project