Hi All,

With Windows XP Pro, SP2, firewall on, I can not access FTP servers;
as soon as I turn the firewall off, I can access all the FTP servers I
need.

Can anyone help, PLEASE?
TIA,
JBR

Assuming you try to access a FTP server from XP, this may help.

go to "Internet options"
click on the "Advanced" tab
make sure that "Use passive FTP" is NOT clicked



Please post back with the result.


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"BigBen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
Hi All,

With Windows XP Pro, SP2, firewall on, I can not access FTP servers;
as soon as I turn the firewall off, I can access all the FTP servers I
need.

Can anyone help, PLEASE?
TIA,
JBR

Open port 21 Windows Firewall. Exceptions

http://support.microsoft.com/default...23120121120120


"BigBen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi All,
>
> With Windows XP Pro, SP2, firewall on, I can not access FTP servers;
> as soon as I turn the firewall off, I can access all the FTP servers I
> need.
>
> Can anyone help, PLEASE?
> TIA,
> JBR

On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 12:43:12 -0600, "Robert L [MS-MVP]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Assuming you try to access a FTP server from XP, this may help.
>
>go to "Internet options"
>click on the "Advanced" tab
>make sure that "Use passive FTP" is NOT clicked

Done. No diference at all. I still have to turn off then firewall to
have FTP access.

What else can I do??

TIA,
JBR

On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 14:50:14 -0500, "beb" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Open port 21 Windows Firewall. Exceptions
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default...23120121120120

Been there; done that. No diference :-(

Next, please?

TIA,
JB

We need more information. which one is you FTP server? can you telnet port 21?

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"BigBen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 12:43:12 -0600, "Robert L [MS-MVP]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Assuming you try to access a FTP server from XP, this may help.
>
>go to "Internet options"
>click on the "Advanced" tab
>make sure that "Use passive FTP" is NOT clicked

Done. No diference at all. I still have to turn off then firewall to
have FTP access.

What else can I do??

TIA,
JBR

> Been there; done that. No diference :-(
>
> Next, please?

Provide IP of FTP server.

On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 09:04:20 -0600, "Robert L [MS-MVP]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>We need more information. which one is you FTP server?

I don't use many ftp servers, but with both the ftp servers I've been
trying to access, the situation is the same, the error message (in
IExplorer) is always Timeout, untill I turn off the the firewall, in
which I enter the servers instantly


> can you telnet port 21?

I've tried, but with equally failure in both servers.

Regards,
JBR

On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 10:20:08 -0500, "Peter" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Provide IP of FTP server.

I don't have a clue of how to find that out, but I can give you the
address of both servers:

a) ftp.softtalk.co.uk
b) esd-trados.subscribenet.com

Regards,
JBR