dametonybennett
i intalled smartFTP on my computer just after i got it, and it worked fine, just dandy. now, a few days ago, i go to jump on a friend's FTP site, and it won't work. i tried some others that i use, and neither did they. i've tried toggling between active and passive, and i even pinged my friend's site and had him check whether i was getting through to him, and i apparently was.
but nothing. and i didn't change anything in smartFTP, as far as i know.
my friend mentioned something about my firewall being a problem, so i disabled it, but that did nothing.
i'm at my wit's end, here. the only things i can think of is that i recently installed adaware and spybot on my comp, but i've barely touched them, and i don't know why they would affect anything.
i just can't get through to FTP's, and i keep getting the
"No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it"
notice. but i'm not banned or anything.
somebody help! and be gentle. i'm a total computer novice.
thanks,
tony
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edited to say: i also tried the archive and game sites in the "favorites" section, and all of them gave me that "no connection..." stuff. i tried this with my firewall enabled and disabled.
but nothing. and i didn't change anything in smartFTP, as far as i know.
my friend mentioned something about my firewall being a problem, so i disabled it, but that did nothing.
i'm at my wit's end, here. the only things i can think of is that i recently installed adaware and spybot on my comp, but i've barely touched them, and i don't know why they would affect anything.
i just can't get through to FTP's, and i keep getting the
"No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it"
notice. but i'm not banned or anything.
somebody help! and be gentle. i'm a total computer novice.
thanks,
tony
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edited to say: i also tried the archive and game sites in the "favorites" section, and all of them gave me that "no connection..." stuff. i tried this with my firewall enabled and disabled.