Which FTP client are you using? Are you leaving the client open/idle for several hours and then getting the "server closed connection" error when you attempt to transfer the files?
On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 10:43 PM, Jerry M <techst...@malcolms.com> wrote: > I've been using the FTPServer (on Win Server 2008) since around June of > this year. I don't need ftp around the clock. So this problem hasn't been > critical. But it has become very annoying. I have it configured to run as > a Windows service. I'll start the FTP service. Do ftp tasks on and off > for a few hours. When I come back hours later or the next day and try to > FTP, I get a "server closed connection unexpectedly" or something like that > when I try to send or receive. I then have to log on to the server and > bounce the ftp service. Everything is good to go again, for a few hours. > Then it's dead again the next time I need it. > > Again, this is as consistent as clockwork. I've never had it stay up 24 > hours. I looked at the FTP logs and see nothing irregular logged. > > First question... does this sound familiar to anyone? Second question... > if no one has heard of this behavior until now, what kind of debug can I do > to try to figure out what is happening? (I've got an extensive coding and > debug background. So I can go under the hood if necessary). > > I like the server. I would just like for it to stay alive more than a few > hours. > > BTW... not seeing anything like this on any of my other servers (apache, > tomcat, james) that are running in the same box. > > Thanks. > > Jerry >