RE: FTP on IIS6.0 Not Working

From: BD (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/29/04 

Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 23:06:05 -0800

Dont know if this helps but I ahve been dealing with a similar problem for a while. I had been trying to hit the ftp site through Internet Explorer. Turns out I need ed to configure to IE to use Passive mode for FTP

Tools
Internet Options
Advaced
Scroll down and select "Use Passive FTP for firewall and DSL modem compatability"

Hope it helps

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