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Client Initiates Connection Server Port Active Passive Mode

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For an FTP server, what is the difference between active mode and passive mode?
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In Active mode, the client initiates the connection to the server with the information of the port that the server will have to use to connect to the data.
In passive mode, the client initiates a connection to the server to find out what port it should use for the data transfer. The client then initiates a second connection to this port

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