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| Thread ID: 30709 | 2003-02-28 07:46:00 | trouble connecting to ftp sites with XP | artpepper (1321) | Press F1 |
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| 124690 | 2003-02-28 07:46:00 | I have just upgraded from ME to XP Professional - the change is massive and I love this new OS - microsoft finally got it right IMO !!- anyway installation of XP etc went fine and have got it all working great now but when I try to connect to my regular ftp sites to download files I get a cannot make data connection message - I have no firewall and it is not a anti-virus issue either (my old Norton 2001 won't run in XP so at present I have none), I have the correct port number and nothing is wrong with passwords etc (btw I use Smart FTP) and I'm guessing it has to do with the higher security imbedded in XP... how do I go about changing these security settings? I have tried adjusting the ie6 browser security levels and this made no difference... TIA artpepper |
artpepper (1321) | ||
| 124691 | 2003-02-28 08:02:00 | Probably the built in firewall in XP. If you right-click your internet connection and go to the properties. Have a look on the advanced tab. There will be a checkbox for "Internet Connection Firewall". | -=JM=- (16) | ||
| 124692 | 2003-02-28 11:32:00 | Did what you suggested unticked it but still the problem persists (both with cute and smart ftp) here is the message Resolving host name ophelia.goddamn.co.uk... Connecting to (ophelia.goddamn.co.uk). Connected to (ophelia.goddamn.co.uk) -> IP: 81.2.120.180 PORT: 21. Socket connected waiting for login sequence. 220 ProFTPD 1.2.7 Server (ophelia.goddamn.co.uk) [ophelia.goddamn.co.uk] USER anonymous 331 Anonymous login ok, send your complete email address as your password. PASS (hidden) 230 Anonymous access granted, restrictions apply. SYST 215 UNIX Type: L8 FEAT 500 FEAT not understood. REST 100 350 Restarting at 100. Send STORE or RETRIEVE to initiate transfer REST 0 350 Restarting at 0. Send STORE or RETRIEVE to initiate transfer PWD 257 "/" is current directory. TYPE A 200 Type set to A. PORT 0,0,0,0,5,21 200 PORT command successful Opening data connection IP: 0.0.0.0 PORT: 1301. LIST -aL 425 Unable to build data connection: Connection refused the trouble I think is that there is no default port the"0.0.0.0." does it need a file path set up? I duno... can anyone take me through it step by step btw I get the same message with 3 different and valid/current ftp sites TIA artpepper |
artpepper (1321) | ||
| 124693 | 2003-02-28 11:49:00 | Well you could try just going to http://ophelia.goddamn.co.uk/ see if that brings up a proper page or an error. Also have you tried using the built in IE FTP? It seems strange the way it connects to the server but then can't seem to do anything once it's in there. |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 124694 | 2003-02-28 13:08:00 | I was looking around on google and it seems this is a common problem - a bug perhaps in xp pro and no-one AFAIK can give a fix...even MVPs - it seems really simple but I can't figure it out... seems weird you're right - esp. as other peer to peer programs are working fine on my PC as we speak (though they weren't on when I tried to connect with the ftp sites for obvious reasons) - so the firewall issue seems not the cause... thanks anyway JM... I need to connect via ftp as the files I want are on ftp only sites (ophelia I used just as an example as I had it on the clipboard) - still with all I end up with that same last line:) |
artpepper (1321) | ||
| 124695 | 2003-02-28 14:54:00 | I've just been having a wee look around the site in question... a mandrake powered ftp site with lots of movies etc? Trouble is, everytime i try to download one using konqueror, i get "the file or directory XXX/XXXX.avi does not exsist" even though it is happy to tell me the assumed file sizes involved. I don't usually get this problem. Odd .Clueless |
Clueless (181) | ||
| 124696 | 2003-02-28 21:28:00 | well i havn't had any problem useing flashget except i couldn't download due to to many users ;-) mmmmm......theres a classic sifi movie there i want.....wheres cable when i need it :p |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 124697 | 2003-02-28 22:21:00 | @ artpepper You probably have an options menu from which you can adjust the Firewall settings for the FTP program you use . You might want to try using PASV mode, but you may find others there so enable each one and give each a whirl to see whether one of these options turned off resolves your connection issue Also, the following may assist: From the desktop, or where ever it is for you, right-mouse-click Internet Explorer, choose Properties then choose Tools . Go to Connections . Go to LAN settings . Turn off Automatically detect settings . Go okay . Go to Advanced . Enable Use Passive FTP . Try to connect to an FTP site using this option on using IE . Good luck . . . . . . . . |
blank_harry (1661) | ||
| 124698 | 2003-02-28 22:22:00 | When i tried it with gFTP, i got a somewhat more intellegent error message, it told me "maximum amount of users reached, 4" Now i'm in but the sad news is that i seem to only get 1.7x kb/sec from it, and i'm on cabe, so i assume that it isn't the fastest of connections at the other end. I strongly suggest that you go in with an FTP prog, and not a browser. All that dribble that an ftp prog displays at the bottom CAN be useful. .Clueless |
Clueless (181) | ||
| 124699 | 2003-03-01 01:17:00 | got it working the issue I think was unticking passive in the ftp settings had trouble doing this with the upgraded smart ftp but cute ftp is working fine now I knew it had to be something re the ftp as other peer to peer was working on my pc fine which suggests xp's internet firewall wasn't the problem. thanks all |
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