Problem with FTP from behind firewall

I was trying to connect from a NAT’d server out to an FTP server on the internet. The initial login would go fine, but then when I try to do anything else,

550 Data connection must go to same host as control connection.
ftp: bind: Address already in use

After some hair-ripping, the solution was easy enough. Type the word “passive” after initially logging in. Problem solved.

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