Re: FTP Connection

From: Bernard (qbernard_at_hotmail.com.discuss)
Date: 12/08/04 

Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 11:50:35 +0800

where do you trying to connect ?
is the remote ftp server up ? can you ping ?

or try 'ftp.exe ftp.microsoft.com' 

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"JB47" <JB47@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:660964FF-0CFB-4FF2-A2F4-9B70FB16354C@microsoft.com...
> No. I have completely removed McAfee software and am now using Norton Anti
> Virus for virus protection and I am using Windows Firewall from the
Service
> Pack 2. I have gone into the control panel and disabled the firewall and
the
> FTP software and FTP at the DOS prompt did not work. I then enabled the
> firewall making sure that SmartFTP was an exception, but they both
(SMartFTP
> and FTP at the DOS prompt) still do not work. Is it possible the file
deleted
> in the beginning by mcAfee was a DLL file that my system needed in order
to
> recieve back a signal from a remote server?
>
> The messages I get back when trying to connect using SmartFTp is the
> following;
>
> Connected to (www.urlname.com) -> Time = 0ms
> Socket connected waiting for login sequence.
> Connection timeout. No response from server.
>
> I get the following response when I try using FTP commands at the DOS
prompt;
>
> Connection closed by remote host.
>
>
> "Jeff Cochran" wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 11:31:02 -0800, "JB47"
> > <JB47@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > >Ever since McAfee anti virus deleted files from my Window XP home
system I am
> > >unable to connect using FTP software. In fact, I can't even connect
using the
> > >FTP command at the DOS prompt. IThey both will connect but won't acept
the
> > >signal back.
> >
> > Since XP Home doesn't have an FTP server, I'll assume you're talikng
> > about the client.  Most likely you're running McAfee's software with a
> > firewall, which is blocking your FTP.  Change the firewall to allow
> > FTP through.
> >
> > Jeff
> >

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