PASV FTP command

11/29/2018 10:52 PM

6/15/2020 1:19 PM

This article describes the use of the Passive Mode (PASV) FTP command.

Serv-U Managed File Transfer & Serv-U FTP Server

The PASV command tells the server to enter a passive FTP session rather than Active. This allows users behind routers/firewalls to connect over FTP when they might not be able to connect over an Active (PORT) FTP session. PASV mode has the server tell the client where to connect the data port on the server.

Common responses 

• 227 FTP response code
• 421 FTP response code
• 500 FTP response code , 501 FTP response code , 502 FTP response code , 530 FTP response code

See also 

• PORT FTP command
• What is Extended Passive Mode
• Detailed explanation of Active vs. Passive FTP (© 2018 Jay Ribak, available at http://slacksite.com/, obtained on December 3, 2018).

 

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