Jamie Le Souef

I found that there was a pause when connection to my FTP server. It would pause at “Connection established, waiting for welcome message…” this was driving me nuts as I use “Upload to FTP upon save” in dreamweaver to put all my files onto my test server.

This applies to Ubuntu Server 7.10

The pause occurs when proftpd is trying to identify the remote username and here is the solution:

1. edit /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf
2. Find the <Global></Global> section at the end of the document
3. Add the following between <Global></Global> : IdentLookups off

Don’t forget to restart proftpd.

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There are 7 Responses to “ proftpd pauses at Connection established, waiting for welcome message? ”

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Jamie Le Souef Says

If you have any other tips on speeding up Proftpd, post a reply! :)

March 26th, 2008 at 11:00 am

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Drupal sites Says

Hi,
Thanks for sharing.

this might also help:

Add to proftpd.conf (outside global scope):
UseReverseDNS off
IdentLookups off

April 2nd, 2009 at 5:36 pm

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Jamie Le Souef Says

Drupal Sites…

Nice tip. But Seriously.. use your name and just add a link in your reply – just like Commentluv.

April 5th, 2009 at 7:05 am

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George Cooke Says

Hey thanks alot! I was annoyed at this delay!

UseReverseDNS off
IdentLookups off

Fixed it.

April 30th, 2009 at 2:23 am

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Jamie Le Souef Says

Glad it helped! Whilst it’s not recommend for a Live server, it defiantly speeds up your work on a development server!

April 30th, 2009 at 9:30 am

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Tim Says

It works !! Nearly can’t believe it.
Thanks four your clear and easy to folow instructions.
.-= Tim´s last blog ..Finanzkrise – Kredite und Tagesgeldkonten =-.

July 17th, 2009 at 7:38 am

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Jamie Le Souef Says

@Tim glad it worked for you! :)

July 17th, 2009 at 3:34 pm

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