Odd... (IP's and FTP)

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Ok here's a good one for you:

I need to download some files from a client's FTP server for work.

Now I every time I establish a connection to the FTP server I get the following:

I won't open a connection to 192.168.1.6 (My PC's address on my home LAN) only to xx.xx.xx.xx (My router's outward facing IP as assigned by my ISP)

I was onsite last week (still FTPing remotely) and all was fine.

Any ideas what is going on here?

Thanks
 
Can you post the logs from the FTP client please. Would help loads. bare in mind to take out the real ip address. replace it with xx.xx.xx.xx or something like that.
 
OK this is from the command line FTP client:

ftp> open ftp1.********.net
Connected to ftp1.********.net.
220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [privsep] [TLS] ----------
220-You are user number 1 of 50 allowed.
220-Local time is now 23:32. Server port: 21.
220-This is a private system - No anonymous login
220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity.
User (ftp1.*****.net:(none)): sam.bessey
331 User sam.bessey OK. Password required
Password:
230-User sam.bessey has group access to: 33
230 OK. Current directory is /
ftp> ls
500 I won't open a connection to 192.168.1.6 (only to xx.xx.xx.xx)
425 No data connection
ftp>
 
ok, log seems fine to be, its a directory listing problem I think. Is there any other ftp client you can try, can you use IE to try and check the error.

log in like this ftp://username: [email protected]

No space between : and password

then tell me what that throws back at you.
 
Its an issue when you open the data part of the FTP command to do the ls command , if you have windows firewall enabled try disabling it and retrying, you could also try turning off/on passive mode on the firewall to get around it. If none of these help then its most likely an issue with the firewall at the recieving end has been changed.

Changing the client will not solve this (unless of course the default options are different)
 
OK thanks guys I'll try that. I dont thing IE will give me anything different.

I'll have another look at my router's firewall settings (there's not a lot to switch off tho!) Windows firewall is off.
 
zen62619 said:
ok, log seems fine to be, its a directory listing problem I think. Is there any other ftp client you can try, can you use IE to try and check the error.

log in like this ftp://username: [email protected]

No space between : and password

then tell me what that throws back at you.
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OK I got nothing back it just fell over when trying to get directory listings...

I've tried everything I can think of on my PC and router and the FTP client and still no joy :(
 
Have you got another pc to try it from ? if it works from another pc then ull have a problem with your workstation somewhere.
 
Yup, i'm gonna say this is a passive mode problem too.

Are the right ports opened on the router to support passive mode if your using it?
 
Tried wit' passive mode on and off :(

And I have no problems with any other FTP connection from home on this PC and others....
 
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