cannot ftp to any site with any client

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Cannot ftp to any site from my desktop computer, whether using Win_FTP,
SmartFTP or Firefox. I'm using a Dell Desktop, Windows XP connected to
a cable modem by hard wire through a Linksys router. Yet another
desktop and notebook, both Windows XP, connecting wirelessly using the
same FTP clients can connect.
 
foobah said:
Cannot ftp to any site from my desktop computer, whether using Win_FTP,
SmartFTP or Firefox. I'm using a Dell Desktop, Windows XP connected to
a cable modem by hard wire through a Linksys router. Yet another
desktop and notebook, both Windows XP, connecting wirelessly using the
same FTP clients can connect.
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any firewalls running on your pc? also try disabling winxp firewall in
control panel then give it a try.

Flamer.
 
flamer said:
any firewalls running on your pc? also try disabling winxp firewall in
control panel then give it a try.

Flamer.
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ZoneAlarm is running on all three machines. The settings for the client
programs are the same. As mentioned, I cannot access using browser
either, and browser works for everything else. Also, I can ping the ftp
sites from the desktop but cannot ftp.

foobah
 
Did you ever get a solution to this? If so can you share it... I'm having the
same issue now.

Thxs. HP
 
Check the firewall to see if the FTP software is premitted to access the
Internet. Some firewall need to have the IP ports 20-21 opened.
 
Cannot ftp to any site from my desktop computer, whether using Win_FTP,
SmartFTP or Firefox. I'm using a Dell Desktop, Windows XP connected to
a cable modem by hard wire through a Linksys router. Yet another
desktop and notebook, both Windows XP, connecting wirelessly using the
same FTP clients can connect.
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Check the FTP client on the machine that's not able to connect and
make sure that it's using passive mode. Active mode will not work from
behind an NAT router, you must use passive mode. (Note: the built-in
command like FTP client doesn't know anything about passive mode.)
 
Thanks Yves, Tim... I've solved it based on all the input. Yes there was a
firewall blocking access, but it was NORTON's not Windows. We had uninstalled
Norton completly so we thought, but the firewall from an earlier version,
thought not showing up anywhere such as add/remove programs etc... that still
had a strangle hold. What I did was download a utility from Norton that
uninstalled an earlier Norton version 2003 and thought it came up with
errors, it still worked in the end.

All is running as it should be.... thanks all
 
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