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Trouble using FTP to web server

Asked by P1ST0LPETE in FTP Software, Microsoft IIS Web Server, FTP Servers

Hi experts.

I'm trying to connect to my web server using FTP, and running to to problems.  I have the default FTP site set to c:\inetpub\wwwroot\.  When using windows explorer I'll type in "ftp://ipaddress" into the address bar - I am prompted for my username and password, then it thinks for a min trying to connect, and eventually I get the following error:

An error occurred opening that folder on the FTP Server.  
Make sure you have permission to access that folder.
Details:
The operation timed out

However, If I use the command line and type in ftp [ipaddress], I get straigt in after entering my username and password.  So command line FTP works, but not File Explorer ??

Anyway, trying further to get this to work, I downloaded Filezilla, both the client version to my desktop, and the server version onto the web server.  Setup Filezilla, with a new FTP welcome message, new users, etc. and stopped the default FTP site on IIS.  Try to connect using my client Filezilla which fails do to the same problem.  Here is the output shown in Filezilla:

Response:      220 Welcome to ****************************** FTP Server, powered by FileZilla.
Command:      USER ************
Response:      331 Password required for ***********
Command:      PASS ********
Response:      230 Logged on
Command:      SYST
Response:      215 UNIX emulated by FileZilla
Command:      FEAT
Response:      211-Features:
Response:       MDTM
Response:       REST STREAM
Response:       SIZE
Response:       MLST type*;size*;modify*;
Response:       MLSD
Response:       UTF8
Response:       CLNT
Response:       MFMT
Response:      211 End
Status:      Connected
Status:      Retrieving directory listing...
Command:      PWD
Response:      257 "/" is current directory.
Command:      TYPE I
Response:      200 Type set to I
Command:      PASV
Response:      227 Entering Passive Mode (ipaddress,4,177)
Command:      LIST
Response:      425 Can't open data connection.
Error:      Failed to retrieve directory listing

So again, failed to open directory after connected.  So I tried connecting again using command line, and again command line works, showing the new welcome message set up through Filezilla, and using the new usernames and such that I set up in Filezilla.

I'm stumped here, and need some help figuring out why command line FTP works, but the others don't.Start Free Trial
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