File uploads failing

MrScott · 9 Mar 2006 at 22:26

Hello all,

Recently I've been trying to get some big files online for my website, but I've been having big problems uploading them.

Google pages fails, in firefox the little status wheel just spins forever but nothing is actually uploaded, in IE it instantly says 'failed'. Using file lodge and similar sites with browser upload systems, when I click 'upload' I get 'Connection reset' from firefox. Without fail.

My PC is behind a linux NAT / firewall box which is probably what's causing the problem, is there a port(s) I need to forward for it to work? Or does anyone know of anywhere i can host 40MB files for free that I can upload to using FTP?

Thanks.

Slinwagh · 9 Mar 2006 at 22:37

Can you confirm that you mean upload via a web browser, if this is the case i am having the same problem with both IE and FF.

Its used to work but has suddenly stopped.

MrScott · 9 Mar 2006 at 22:58

Yeh it's uploading via a web page in IE or FF that's the problem. I thought it was just me because I was getting it from lots of different sites, but maybe it isn't after all.

Some sites I get the error from:

http://www.zupload.com/

http://www.ihud.com/

http://illhostit.com/

http://www.filebuffer.net/

Slinwagh · 10 Mar 2006 at 08:15

I haven't found any solution yet. I haven't changed any configuration on my router and i don't use a software based firewall on my PC.

Teal · 10 Mar 2006 at 10:37

Try using a proper FTP program to do it.

There was an issue with using browsers to upload with sites that limited users to one connection at a time, as I recall the browsers make two connections so that may be at the root of your problems.

There are plenty of shareware or free trial FTP apps out there.

Slinwagh · 10 Mar 2006 at 10:49

FTP is no problem its is just that it was working now its not!

Nothing major, just a tad annoying!

MrScott · 10 Mar 2006 at 16:11

The problem is I can't upload to these sites using FTP (unless I missed it somewhere), if I could I would prefer to anyway as that works fine. I might have a look through all the firefox settings later.