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Does NBAR really recognize FTP data transfers over random ports ?

tdeserranno
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We have an application which generate quite some passive mode FTP transfers. Typically, the data transfer channel is between two random TCP ports negotiated in the FTP control channel. (confirmed by traces we took)

But NBAR doesn't seem to count these data channel transfers because Unknow increases and FTP stays low.

Is this dependent on IOS release ?

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a-vazquez
Level 6
Level 6

The following links have informationon Passive mode FTP transfers.

Determining the Traffic Not Recognized by NBAR

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk543/tk757/technologies_tech_note09186a0080094ac5.shtml

Troubleshooting TCP-IP

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk648/tk364/technologies_white_paper09186a0080093fb9