Already tried setting passive mode, still no luck. I¹m almost convinced it is a firewall issue but as I said before I cannot test without the firewall at work.
From: Joe Morlino <[email protected]> Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:34:28 -0500 To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> Subject: RE: ftp timeout issue Sounds like a firewall problem. Try setting your FTP client to use "passive" connection mode, this will let the client pick the port not the server. Joe Morlino > > -----Original Message----- > From: Neil Johnston [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 1:09 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: ftp timeout issue > > Yes it used to work, ports 20 & 21 are allowed and it appeared to start > having problems when we put the firewall in. Our firewall is not on site, it > is a phone company solution, so I cannot bypass it other than going home and > checking which I did. > > I spoke with the firewall support team and they say there is nothing being > blocked into our network if it has been initiated from within the network. > It¹s crazy because I can get Core FTP Lite to work but other users cannot. > > Neil Johnston > KJB Security Products, Inc. > 841 Fesslers Parkway > Suite B > Nashville, Tn 37210 > 615-620-1370 > 800-590-4272 > www.kjbsecurity.com > > > > > > From: Jon Harris <[email protected]> > Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:47:30 -0500 > To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: ftp timeout issue > > First I did not see if you said this or not but has it ever worked? Second > you did verify that both port 20 and 21 are allowed. Third if it did work in > the past what changed? > > That should be a start. > > Jon > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Neil Johnston <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I'm having problems with several users using different ftp programs, they >> cannot connect to ftp websites because their session timesout before >> connecting, or sometimes they connect and only see some of the folders on >> the ftp site. >> >> My personal issue is with Dreamweaver, it just never uploads files, it used >> to work. I have to use core ftp lite which is the only solution that >> consistently works for me, however other users cannot connect to the same >> ftp site with the same software. >> >> We have a firewall that is standard setup, disallow all incoming except >> replies to connections initiated on the inside of the firewall. I cannot >> think of anything else that would cause this issue. >> >> I don't know if this is the best forum to post this issue but I thought to >> give it a try. Any and all suggestions are appreciated to what I can look >> into to fix this. >> >> TIA. >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
