Re: Can't use FP2K on 2nd PC to connect to server
From: Steve Easton (admin_at_95isalive.com)
Date: 03/18/04
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Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:56:13 -0500
Have you tried it with the laptop and the wireless router shut down.
If I understand this correctly, both machines connect to the net via the
Linksys. If so, that tells me it's not a port 21 issue with the Linksys.
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"Needy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Steve,
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
> The Use FTP Passive option was not checked,
> I checked it, applied it, rebooted, but it
> had no affect. Still cannot connect to server
> via FP2K or AceFTP3. Advice from work was to
> check my Linksys wrt54g router for setting that
> might restrict that port that the desktop is on.
> But, I can't find any settings that are port
> specific. Any other ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Frank (the Needy one)
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >1. Pinging the server isn't the same as ftp'ing, because
> the ping command uses
> >port 80 and ftp uses port 21.
> >2. On the desktop, open Internet Explorer go to Tools >
> Options and click the
> >Advanced tab. Scroll down to the middle of the panel and
> make sure "Use Passive
> >FTP{for firewall and DSL modem compatibility}" is
> checked. Click Apply
> >You may have to reboot for the change to be effective.
> >
> >Let us know if it works.
> >
> >--
> >Steve Easton
> >Microsoft MVP FrontPage
> >95isalive
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> >"Needy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:ebcc01c40c1f$21c40330$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Here's a good one.... My set up: Home wireless network,
> >> desktop hard-wired to router, laptop wireless to router.
> >> W2K, FP2000. Both PCs configured exact same way for
> >> internet connection (TCP/IP) and every option in IE6
> same.
> >> My laptop can connect to my web server fine for ftp. My
> >> desktop cannot connect - receiving this message "Could
> >> not find web server at'ftp.webservername.com' on port
> 21.
> >> Please make sure that the web server name is valid and
> >> your proxy settings are set correctly. If you are sure
> the
> >> everything is correct, the web server may be temporarily
> >> out of service." Since my internet connection
> >> configuration and my proxy settings for IE6 on both PCs
> >> are the same; I can connect on my laptop OK; I can ping
> >> server ok from my desktop; not sure what else is wrong -
> -
> >> this is driving me bonkers!!!
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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