connect to server: error code 50??

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connect to server: error code 50??

I just got a eMac, and I tried to connect
to a FTP server, but I get error -50,
but what IS error -50?

eMac G4, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Jun 9, 2009 2:26 AM

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Answer 1

BDAqua

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Jun 9, 2009 10:24 AM in response to foxofinfinety

Hi, error -50 is one of those nebulous errors, but with FTP usually means a timeout, usually due to a Firewall issue, usually turning OFF the Firewall for a test will tell us if that is so or not.

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Answer 2

Jun 9, 2009 11:55 AM in response to BDAqua

my firewall if off
I never enabled it, there is a firewall on the router though, but if I turn that off,
all PC's in the house wouldn't be really save, they have there own but still...

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BDAqua

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Jun 9, 2009 12:48 PM in response to foxofinfinety

Oh, forgot to ask... how/what are you using to connect to via ftp?

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Answer 4

Jun 9, 2009 1:08 PM in response to BDAqua

connect to server...

you know in the finder's menu:
"Go"->"connect to server..." (or for me actually "Ga"->"verbint met server...", as I'm dutch...)

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BDAqua

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Jun 9, 2009 1:26 PM in response to foxofinfinety

Hmmm, ben je bewust Finder FTP Alleen lezen?

I'd try Terminal or CyberDuck for a test...

http://mmughrabi.blogspot.com/2007/10/using-mac-os-x-terminal-as-ftp-client.html

http://cyberduck.ch/

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Answer 6

Jun 9, 2009 2:16 PM in response to BDAqua

yep, I know

I have Cyberduck, but I want to connect with the finder to just read files already on the server,

I'd actually want to use NFS, but I don't think the server has that on
and my boss (who owns the server in question) doesn't know how to enable that (on this Linux server)
strange though, if I try to connect over NFS, I don't get a error, but it doesn't seem to do anything either

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BDAqua

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Jun 9, 2009 2:32 PM in response to foxofinfinety

Does Terminal give more reports of what is going on?

Have you tried Safari or Firefox?

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Answer 8

Jun 10, 2009 1:27 AM in response to BDAqua

terminal just connects, basically every thing does, except the finder

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BDAqua

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Jun 10, 2009 1:49 AM in response to foxofinfinety

Hmmm, not on Tiger at the moment, but just tried Leo's Finder to my own online ftp... error -50 !

Tried this one and it worked!

ftp://debian.cites.uiuc.edu/pub/debian-cd/

Only difference I could see was on mine Little Snitch asked to use port 21, I said OK, it errored, the Debian one Little Snitch asked to use port 49993 or such and it connected!

This one didn't work either with error -50...

ftp://ftp.net.usf.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/5/i386//iso/

So something in Finder has some port tied up that ftp is wanting to use it seems.

See this for clues...

http://slacksite.com/other/ftp.html

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Answer 10

Jun 10, 2009 11:27 AM in response to BDAqua

the public server for debian does work

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