Client Closed the Connection

SmartFTP v1.5.988.23
Resolving host name "ftp.geocities.com"
Connecting to 66.218.77.42 Port: 21
Connected to ftp.geocities.com.
Timeout (20s).
Active Help: https://www.smartftp.com/support/kb/45
Client closed the connection.
Cannot login waiting to retry (30s)...

Can anyone tell me how to get logged in? Used to work fine now this is all I get.

Take a look at this kb article:
https://www.smartftp.com/support/kb/58

A typical cause might be a software firewall (norton, symantec, etc) blocking your connection.

-Mat

Btw, geocities don't allows no pay users to use FTP.