FTP client is not working in active mode

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FTP client is not working in active mode

Hi,

I have a ftp issue trying to download iweb files.

My provider enabled me a ftp access.

I tried to connect to it with transmit or rbrowser ftp client (passive mode disabled). The connection works well but i can not retrieve the list of files.

However using my PC and filezilla ftp client in active mode, the connection did work properly.

Any idea to help make this connection work on my mac ?

Thanks

iMac G5 1.8 Ghz, Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Posted on Nov 19, 2006 6:08 AM

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Answer 1

BDAqua

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Nov 19, 2006 12:44 PM in response to leotus

Perhaps this will help...
http://slacksite.com/other/ftp.html

"The main problem with active mode FTP actually falls on the client side. The FTP client doesn't make the actual connection to the data port of the server--it simply tells the server what port it is listening on and the server connects back to the specified port on the client. From the client side firewall this appears to be an outside system initiating a connection to an internal client--something that is usually blocked."

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Camelot

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Nov 19, 2006 12:52 PM in response to leotus

>...I tried to connect to it with transmit or rbrowser ftp client (passive mode disabled). The connection works well but i can not retrieve the list of files.
Every FTP app has some option to toggle active/passive mode. Since Active mode appears to work from the other machine, change the Mac client to use active mode, too. Check the app's preferences, or the system-level option in System Preferences -> Network -> (Interface) -> Proxies if the app honors that.

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