remote connection partially unsuccessful

jeffjohn

2008-02-10 12:10:51

Firstly i ama total virgin to all this. i've set up a server on my PC in UK, now attemting to connect for file transfer to france.

I get this far:-

234 Using authentication type TLS
[13:02:46] Connected. Exchanging encryption keys...
[13:02:47] Session Cipher: 128 bit RC4
[13:02:47] TLS encrypted session established.
[13:02:47] PBSZ 0
[13:02:47] 200 PBSZ=0
[13:02:47] USER jeffjohn1941
[13:02:47] 331 Password required for*****[13:02:47] PASS (hidden)
[13:02:47] 230 Logged on
[13:02:47] SYST
[13:02:48] 215 UNIX emulated by FileZilla
[13:02:48] Detected Server Type: UNIX
[13:02:48] FEAT
[13:02:48] 211-Features:
[13:02:48] MDTM
[13:02:48] REST STREAM
[13:02:48] SIZE
[13:02:48] MLST type*;size*;modify*;
[13:02:48] MLSD
[13:02:48] AUTH SSL
[13:02:48] AUTH TLS
[13:02:48] UTF8
[13:02:48] CLNT
[13:02:48] MFMT
[13:02:48] 211 End
[13:02:48] CLNT SmartFTP 2.5.1008
[13:02:48] 200 Don't care
[13:02:48] OPTS UTF8 ON
[13:02:48] 200 UTF8 mode enabled
[13:02:48] PWD
[13:02:48] 257 "/" is current directory.
[13:02:48] TYPE A
[13:02:48] 200 Type set to A
[13:02:48] PROT P
[13:02:48] 200 Protection level set to P
[13:02:49] PASV
[13:02:49] 227 Entering Passive Mode (81,107,130,227,195,80)
[13:02:49] Opening data connection to 81.107.130.227 Port: 50000
[13:02:49] MLSD
[13:03:00] 425 Can't open data connection.
[13:03:00] Automatic failover of data connection mode from "Passive Mode (PASV)" to "Active Mode (PORT)".
[13:03:00] PORT 192,168,1,10,9,124
[13:03:00] 200 Port command successful
[13:03:00] MLSD
[13:03:00] 150 Opening data channel for directory list.
[13:03:11] 425 Can't open data connection.
[13:03:42] NOOP
[13:03:42] 200 OK

i would be most grateful if someone could elucidate my final problem!!! If this works, I'll buy!!! thanks jeff

replies in English or french merci!

2008-02-10 14:38:44

A network problem prevents SmartFTP from connection to the server (or vice verse).

Three options to fix your problem:
1. Change the protocol in the favorite settings to Normal FTP instead of FTP over SSL Explicit.
2. Add SmartFTP to the exceptions in your software firewall + allow it to act as a server. Then configure SmartFTP to use the WAN IP address for the PORT command (FTP->Connection). Setup the Local Port Range in SmartFTP. Then forward these ports in your NAT router and software firewall to SmartFTP.
3. Configure the server correctly. Open a port range in the server's firewall, configure the port range in the FTP server and tell the FTP server to return the WAN ip address for PASV commands.

If you have a control over the FTP server software I recommend you to use something more sophisticated.

Regards,
Mat

jeffjohn

2008-02-10 15:34:32

A network problem prevents SmartFTP from connection to the server (or vice verse).

Three options to fix your problem:
1. Change the protocol in the favorite settings to Normal FTP instead of FTP over SSL Explicit.
2. Add SmartFTP to the exceptions in your software firewall + allow it to act as a server. Then configure SmartFTP to use the WAN IP address for the PORT command (FTP->Connection).
3. Configure the server correctly. Open a port range in the server's firewall, configure the port range in the FTP server and tell the FTP server to return the WAN ip address for PASV commands.

If you have a control over the FTP server software I recommend you to use something more sophisticated.

Regards,
Mat

thanks - i had already changed to SmartFTP to get a Client connection, when I next get to the server I shall dump FileZilla - i have read many similar accounts on their forum; thanks for fulsome and swift reply jeff