Slow FTP on OSX 10.6 Server
I have been struggling with a sluggish FTP server on OS X 10.6. The server configuration seemed simple enough. After following the setup instructions in Apple’s Documentation(PDF) I was able to get the server to authenticate users and to send them to the correct directory. The users could log in but directory listing took 3-4 minutes to respond and most FTP clients would timeout. After some searching and trial and error I found that with the firewall turned off the issue was resolved. I found this document on Apple’s Support page that details how to define the passive ports in the ftpaccess file. Very simple solution, if only I had come across it a couple of hours ago.