ftp nightmare

[Guest]

I am unable to connect to any ftp sites/servers at all. I cannot connect through IE 6.0--passive ftp is not enable, folder view is; I cannot connect using Netscape and Mozilla; I cannot connect to any ftp site using cmd--I type "open" and then the ftp site; I cannot connect to ftp using any third party ftp software. I tried every possible scenario: Windows XP firewall on and off, Norton firewall on and off, using my Win 98SE computer connect via home network. I used to be able to access ftp via IE, but no longer. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[Rob Schneider]

Can you "ping" these servers? What is the error message (if any) when
you try to use FTP?

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms

 

[Guest]

In answer to you second questions: here's what the cmd lines read

C:\>ft
ftp> open ftp.epson.co
Connected to ftp.epson.com
Connection closed by remote host
ftp

At no time was I able to enter any commands or scroll through any directories.

 

[Rob Schneider]

I just tried from here, and it works. Dunno. Sorry.

Maybe re-ask in one of the networking related newsgroups, e.g.
microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms

 

[Black Beard]

Have you tried with passive *enabled*?

Black Beard

I am unable to connect to any ftp sites/servers at all. I cannot connect

through IE 6.0--passive ftp is not enable, folder view is; I cannot connect
using Netscape and Mozilla; I cannot connect to any ftp site using cmd--I
type "open" and then the ftp site; I cannot connect to ftp using any third
party ftp software. I tried every possible scenario: Windows XP firewall
on and off, Norton firewall on and off, using my Win 98SE computer connect
via home network. I used to be able to access ftp via IE, but no longer.
Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[Rob Schneider]

Black Beard,

What is "passive" and how is it enabled?

rms

 

[Kelly]

IE/Tools/Internet Options/Advanced/Use Passive FTP

 

[Rob Schneider]

Kelly,

Thanks. That's a setting I didn't know about. FYI, I tried it both on
and off, and I was able to connect to the ftp.epson.com server that the
OP was trying to access. Was able to get an id login prompt both way;
did not attempt to log in.

I guess something else going on ...

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms

 

[David Candy]

FTP requires both computers to be servers and clients. One is the server for controlling the transfer and the other is the data server. Firewalls interfere with servers connecting to clients (as normally the client connects to servers) as a firwall looks at what requests go out and only accept replies to that request - but in FTP one is a inwards bound request so the firewall discards. Passive FTP uses only one server. It's designed to go through firewalls.

 

[Kelly]

Thank you, David. )




FTP requires both computers to be servers and clients. One is the server for
controlling the transfer and the other is the data server. Firewalls
interfere with servers connecting to clients (as normally the client
connects to servers) as a firwall looks at what requests go out and only
accept replies to that request - but in FTP one is a inwards bound request
so the firewall discards. Passive FTP uses only one server. It's designed to
go through firewalls.

 

[Rob Schneider]

indeed. day starting good when one can learns something.