Re: FTP problem, Internet Explorer, IIS 5.0

From: Bernard (qbernard_at_hotmail.com.discuss)
Date: 11/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:16:18 +0800

It is client side issue, have you try other ftp client application ? cuteftp
or etc. 

-- 
Regards,
Bernard Cheah
http://www.tryiis.com/
http://support.microsoft.com/
http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/
"Jim Carlock" <anonymous@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
news:uPEp5IOyEHA.804@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> The FTP portion is Serv-U FTP. The backbone and the rest
> is IIS 5 with FrontPage 2K Extensions. FrontPage works and
> connects fine.
>
> It seems to be isolated to my personal computer which has the
> problems connecting (which is running XP SP2). IE connects
> to some servers but doesn't connect to one particular server.
>
> It's had me baffled for about a month now. And it's only an
> Internet Explorer (or Browser) issue.
>
> My first initial thoughts were some settings were messed up
> with Internet Explorer or XP, so a reinstallation of XP was
> done and the problem still exists.
>
> The second thought to cross my mind was that perhaps there
> is an issue involving the length of the username used to
> connect with the server, but someone else connected fine
> using their machine in another state. Right at the moment I
> do not know which OS they used to connect.
>
> So I'm back to it being a problem with my machine.
>
> It does not seem to be an IIS issue. I've run out of ideas and
> thoughts and I can get FTP software to connect and work.
>
> I was out of ideas when I posted the request for help and I
> only recently organized it in my own head. I am currently
> leaning my thoughts that it is an XP issue rather than IIS.
>
> --
> Jim Carlock
> Post replies to newsgroup.
>
> "Bernard" wrote:
> Sorry, I'm confuse.
> >   (a) All servers are running a SERV-U FTP server:
> >        220 Serv-U FTP Server v5.2 for WinSock ready...
> >   (b) All servers I am connecting to are running Win2K.
> >   (c) All servers I'm trying to FTP to are running IIS 5.0.
>
> so are you running Serv-U or IIS FTP ?
>
> -- 
> Regards,
> Bernard Cheah
> http://www.tryiis.com/
> http://support.microsoft.com/
> http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/
>
> "Jim Carlock" wrote:
> > Thanks for the reply Bernard.
> >
> > These are the facts:
> > 1) I am trying to get FTP to work through IE and Mozilla.
> > 2) It works for everyplace except one particular site.
> > 3) The following facts apply to all sites:
> >   (a) All servers are running a SERV-U FTP server:
> >        220 Serv-U FTP Server v5.2 for WinSock ready...
> >   (b) All servers I am connecting to are running Win2K.
> >   (c) All servers I'm trying to FTP to are running IIS 5.0.
> > 4) I get IE to connect to 4 out of 5 servers. There is ONLY
> > one server that has a problem.
> > 5) Tracert identifies no problem. Times are consistent
> >   between all servers.
> > 6) Ping identifies no problem. No packets are lost.
> > 7) I have messed with the following IE settings:
> >   (a) Use Passive FTP (Both modes work fine).
> >   (b) Enable folder view for FTP sites. I think this used
> >     to do something, but I can't figure out what it does now.
> >   (c) Use HTTP 1.1 (this used to have to be checked but it
> >     doesn't seem to be required any longer).
> >   (d) Use HTTP 1.1 through proxy connections (this used
> >     to have to be unchecked, to be able to delete items, but
> >     there seems to be no way to delete items in IE any more).
> >
> > When using IE to connect it immediately presents a cannot
> > find site/check DNS.
> >
> > When using Mozilla or Firefox, they timeout after a minute or
> > longer, I've quit waiting today for them to timeout.
> >
> > I am using IE/XP Pro (with all the latest updates, SP2).
> >
> > I've reinstalled XP Pro and get the same results and IE seems
> > to be somewhat different than it used to be. I used to be able
> > to delete Files through FTP as needed as long as the "Use
> > HTTP 1.1 through proxy connections" was NOT checked.
> > Now, no matter what, I can't seem to get IE to delete any
> > files while connected through an FTP connection. The Delete
> > item on the menu is totally gone. It exists in Mozilla and Firefox
> > but I haven't figured out how to get those to work.
> >
> > I can get FTP through various FTP software to connect and
> > work. All the alternative software works fine. I'm really puzzled
> > at the moment about why IE lost Delete from the menu.
> >
> > Other people can connect just fine to the site, so it seems to
> > be a problem with XP Pro on my system.
> >
> > The ONLY thing in the hosts file is:
> > 127.0.0.1 localhost
> >
> > Thanks much.
> > -- 
> > Jim Carlock
> >
> > "Bernard" wrote:
> > What's the status code in IIS log file ? 426 ?
> > have you try other ftp client app and connect via passive mode ?
> >
> > -- 
> > Regards,
> > Bernard Cheah
> >
> > "Jim Carlock" wrote:
> > > I'm having a problem establishing an FTP session with a
> > > host which is running IIS 5.0. The problem ONLY exists
> > > when using Internet Explorer or another browser and only
> > > with one particular server. I can get regular FTP software
> > > to connect, can get the DOS ftp.exe inside of XP to
> > > connect. I can send remote commands via a DOS session:
> > >
> > > ftp> quote HELP
> > >
> > > But Internet Explorer does not connect to one particular
> > > server (looks like I get a timeout message). Mozilla fails
> > > to connect with such server as well.
> > >
> > > The hosting company indicates that they can get IE to work
> > > for them.
> > >
> > > When using IE to establish connections with other servers,
> > > the sessions connect properly with no problems. The other
> > > servers are 21 hops away as with the server that I'm having
> > > problems with. Tracing indicates the same amount of time
> > > over the hops and the only difference are the user id's and
> > > pw's used to establish the connection, as well as the final
> > > four hops are slightly different.
> > >
> > > To recap, I have tried the following:
> > > 1) Tracing the hops to see if there is anything problematic, it
> > > looks okay.
> > > 2) Connecting via the XP DOS ftp.exe command, which
> > > connects successfully without problems, and works fine.
> > > 3) Connecting via ftp programs, they all work fine.
> > > 4) Connecting via IE and Mozilla, neither one works with
> > > one particular site.
> > > -- 
> > > Jim Carlock
>
>

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