
Now access FTP using FileZilla, you can see in the message it is using passive mode for transferring the file as the FTP server supports it. # firewall-cmd -permanent -add-port=40000/tcp # systemctl restart rviceĪllow the port (TCP 40000) in iptables to connect FTP server over the network. Change vsftp transfer mode from active to passive, edit the configuration file of FTP server # vi /etc/vsftpd/nfĪdd the following lines at the end of the file. Download FileZilla Client 3.61. In this case, you do not require to modify FileZilla. In Linux Mint, View > Settings > FTP, Select Transfer Mode as Active Enable Passive Mode in FTP on CentOS 7 – Active Mode Selection Configure FTP server in passive mode Change FileZilla transfer mode from passive to active. In this case, you do not require to modify vsftpd server. Installation is very simple, All we have to do is first install CentOS epel Repository and then Install Filezilla with yum command.


All EPEL packages are maintained by the Fedora repo. It does not provide any core duplicate packages and has no compatibility issues. Epel repo is 100 open source and free to use.

While testing the FTP server using FileZilla (i am using LinuxMint), I got the following error. In my last post, I have shown you how to install and configure FTP Server (vsftpd) on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7.
