Cannot connect to work ftp server from mac
I so a website for a school I work for but I cannot connect to the ftp server correctly on my mac. On windows it is fine. Finder, Transmit, cuteFTP, cyberduck, fetch...etc etc...I've tried them all, with no luck.
The exact problem is a bit strange. I can "connect" to the server ok, in that it accepts my user name and password and logs me on...it is when it is trying to get a list of files from the server that I get errors.
The server specifically needs Active (PORT) mode and NOT PASSIVE! That much I have found out. I have tried to make sure ftp is allowed in my firewall etc (Tiger built in firewall) but with no avail.
I can publish to my .mac fine...beautifully...but not this normal ftp server. I don't know why Windows can connect and get a list of files fine, but Mac cannot. It connects and then gives errors, not giving me the file list.
I include exactly what cuteFTP has done (I omit the IP addresses and username etc):
{
Connection attempt #1:
Looking up www. *WEBSITE*...
Connecting to www. *WEBSITE* (xx.xxx.xxx.xx) Port 21...
Connection established.
220 www-01 Microsoft FTP Service (Version 5.0).
USER **USERNAME
331 Password required for *USERNAME*.
PASS ••••••••
230 User *USERNAME* logged in.
PWD
257 "/ *DIRECTORY*" is current directory.
TYPE A
200 Type set to A.
PORT xxx,xxx,x,x,xxx,xx
200 PORT command successful.
LIST
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
425 Can't open data connection
}
It is always when it gets to the LIST stage, but these exact same details put into Windows will make it work straight away.
Have I got some sort of security/blocking issue on my mac?...as I have been previously using .mac and not this server from my mac.
I use RapidWeaver to design my website but that cannot connect either. I have to export and upload it using smartFTP on Windows.
Any help would be appreciated, it's driving me crazy!!
Best Regards
Andy Shaw
The exact problem is a bit strange. I can "connect" to the server ok, in that it accepts my user name and password and logs me on...it is when it is trying to get a list of files from the server that I get errors.
The server specifically needs Active (PORT) mode and NOT PASSIVE! That much I have found out. I have tried to make sure ftp is allowed in my firewall etc (Tiger built in firewall) but with no avail.
I can publish to my .mac fine...beautifully...but not this normal ftp server. I don't know why Windows can connect and get a list of files fine, but Mac cannot. It connects and then gives errors, not giving me the file list.
I include exactly what cuteFTP has done (I omit the IP addresses and username etc):
{
Connection attempt #1:
Looking up www. *WEBSITE*...
Connecting to www. *WEBSITE* (xx.xxx.xxx.xx) Port 21...
Connection established.
220 www-01 Microsoft FTP Service (Version 5.0).
USER **USERNAME
331 Password required for *USERNAME*.
PASS ••••••••
230 User *USERNAME* logged in.
PWD
257 "/ *DIRECTORY*" is current directory.
TYPE A
200 Type set to A.
PORT xxx,xxx,x,x,xxx,xx
200 PORT command successful.
LIST
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
425 Can't open data connection
}
It is always when it gets to the LIST stage, but these exact same details put into Windows will make it work straight away.
Have I got some sort of security/blocking issue on my mac?...as I have been previously using .mac and not this server from my mac.
I use RapidWeaver to design my website but that cannot connect either. I have to export and upload it using smartFTP on Windows.
Any help would be appreciated, it's driving me crazy!!
Best Regards
Andy Shaw
12" PowerBook 1.5GHz, Mac OS X (10.4.3)
