ftp problem in the network

[andrew]

I am currently using XP, and I got a peer-to-peer
network, computer X directly connect to the internet,
computer Y connect to internet through X. When I try to
run the FTP, it successfully connect to the remote
server, but when I start typing commands such as "ls"
or "put", it doesn't work. And the response message is
like "500 I won't open a connection to 192.168.0.56 (only
to 211.xx.xxx.xx)" <-- that's my computer X's ip address.
it's somehow can't create the data port wirh the remote
server, does anyone know why??

 

[David Candy]

It's instant here so is not a bug.

 

[David Candy]

This was an answer to a different question, I clicked the wrong message to reply to. Ignore.

 

[David Candy]

Try using passive mode. Normal ftp both sides are servers.

 

[andrew]

Sorry, I am confuse, how may I use the passive mode???
you mean I have to telnet to port 21 of the server??

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Try using passive mode. Normal ftp both sides are servers.
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[David Candy]

If using IE you set it in Tools - Internet Options - Advanced. Can IE connect without passive mode. I don't see a passive option in the inbuilt ftp client - ftp has lots of small pages in help and on the many I looked at I didn't see that option..