> > 20 is 'not' open from here
It's been a few decades since I got rid of FTP but from memory it's only listened to once port 21 has been connected to and/or authenticated and there is a request to use it. On Wed, 13 May 2026 at 09:31, Vince Skahan <[email protected]> wrote: > 20 is 'not' open from here, but it's been so many years since I had to use > ftp that I'm uncertain if it's needed or not. > > I see 22 (ssh) is open, so I'd still recommend trying to use the RSYNC > uploader. Hey - looks like there's a wiki article on how to do that. That > wiki has a lot of stuff if you try to look for howtos there. > https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/rsync-setup > > (big fan of the guy who wrote that page - big fan!) > > > On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 4:12:59 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > >> Didn't seem to help >> >> pi@rpi5trixie:~ $ sudo ufw status >> Status: active >> >> To Action From >> -- ------ ---- >> 22/tcp ALLOW Anywhere >> OpenSSH ALLOW Anywhere >> 21 ALLOW Anywhere >> 21/tcp ALLOW Anywhere >> 20/tcp ALLOW Anywhere >> >> 22/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6) >> OpenSSH (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6) >> 21 (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6) >> 21/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6) >> 20/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6) >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 6:41:25 PM UTC-4 Vince Skahan wrote: >> >>> Try opening port 20 as a final test. >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 3:31:45 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> Well, so much for godaddy. They said their server checked out but they >>>> don't help with Linux problems. Not sure where to go. grattans.org >>>> should work with http:// no "https" >>>> >>>> I ran the following which might help: >>>> >>>> pi@rpi5trixie:~ $ sudo ufw status >>>> Status: active >>>> >>>> To Action From >>>> -- ------ ---- >>>> 22/tcp ALLOW Anywhere >>>> OpenSSH ALLOW Anywhere >>>> 21 ALLOW Anywhere >>>> 21/tcp ALLOW Anywhere >>>> 22/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6) >>>> OpenSSH (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6) >>>> 21 (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6) >>>> 21/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6) >>>> >>>> pi@rpi5trixie:~ $ nmap localhost -p 21 >>>> Starting Nmap 7.95 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2026-05-12 18:22 EDT >>>> Nmap scan report for localhost (127.0.0.1) >>>> Host is up (0.00012s latency). >>>> Other addresses for localhost (not scanned): ::1 >>>> >>>> PORT STATE SERVICE >>>> 21/tcp closed ftp >>>> >>>> Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.04 seconds >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 4:10:37 PM UTC-4 Jimi Lawson wrote: >>>> >>>>> Your website https://www.grattans.org/ appears to be unreachable by >>>>> browser, (Chrome, Firefox & Opera) >>>>> Regards >>>>> Jimi >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, 12 May 2026 at 20:08:43 UTC+1 [email protected] wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> grattans.org is my web site hosted by godaddy. My weewx RPI5 >>>>>> uploaded the public_html files every 15 minutes. I'm going to call >>>>>> godaddy >>>>>> to see if they are blocking something. This has been working fine for >>>>>> over >>>>>> ten years. >>>>>> I'll get back once I talk with them. Thanks. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 2:41:33 PM UTC-4 Vince Skahan wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> You're going to have to eventually describe your setup enough for >>>>>>> folks to help. What is 'grattans.org' ? Are you hosted somewhere >>>>>>> on Internet ? Where/by-whom ? Did your provider start blocking ftp ? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Something ''there' is amiss. It's your ftp server side setup >>>>>>> definitely. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 10:11:46 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks for the reply, Karen. My Inet connection is ok and I can >>>>>>>> reach my site grattans.org using filezilla from other computers on >>>>>>>> my local network. From the weewx server I can ping grattans.org >>>>>>>> and I can use dig grattans.org to get the IP address. However on >>>>>>>> the weewx server when I enter FTP [email protected] it only >>>>>>>> hangs. Filezilla on the weewx server says it can't connect even though >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> connects from the other computers on the LAN. I'm not a programmer and >>>>>>>> can"t figure what is happening here. Weewx is working correctly >>>>>>>> except for >>>>>>>> FTP. Thanks >>>>>>>> Bob >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 12:19:02 PM UTC-4 Karen K wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The error message states "timeout". It happens during connection >>>>>>>>> initiation. So some possible reasons come into mind: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> - Internet access broken (Can you connect to servers in the >>>>>>>>> Internet?) >>>>>>>>> - DNS resolving broken (You can connect to servers by IP but >>>>>>>>> not by name.) >>>>>>>>> - passive/active FTP mode issues >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> First I would try to check the Internet connection. On the console >>>>>>>>> you could enter "ping www.ibm.com". You should get answers from >>>>>>>>> them. Then you can try the ftp command. If it is not there, you >>>>>>>>> can install it. Try then "ftp your.webserver.com". Does that >>>>>>>>> work? If not, it is not a WeeWX but a system problem. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> [email protected] schrieb am Dienstag, 12. Mai 2026 um 18:01:25 >>>>>>>>> UTC+2: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I am running: weewx 5.3.1 on a Raspberry Pi 5 with Raspbian >>>>>>>>>> linux (Debian 13.x: Trixie), and Python version: 3.13.5. >>>>>>>>>> All was good but an OS update last night must have caused an FTP >>>>>>>>>> problem, maybe with a new version of python (?). Error from log file >>>>>>>>>> is >>>>>>>>>> attached. >>>>>>>>>> Davis VP2+ is running well but stopped FTPing to my website. >>>>>>>>>> Can anyone help with what is happening here? Thanks in advance. >>>>>>>>>> I can run with debug if needed. >>>>>>>>>> Bob >>>>>>>>>> grattans.org/wx >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/db9c1bde-c93a-42da-aaa1-a62b72dbc765n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/db9c1bde-c93a-42da-aaa1-a62b72dbc765n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAGTinV4C%3DyHxzxXDXdWwRmNi92wk%3DvqADAse-d4YU4PdxzPUGA%40mail.gmail.com.
