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FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a common protocol for transferring files between computers over networks

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Failed to retrieve directory listing IIS FTP when used with external (outside firewall) address

I'm trying to configure an FTP site with IIS on Windows 10. Active connections made to the server's internal (behind the firewall) address work properly (e.g. 10.0.1.4), but any type of connection (...
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Command line FTP - delete all files and folders

My script looks something like this: ftp -i -d -s:C:\Automation\FTP_Config_Files\FTP.txt My FTP.txt reads like this: open xx.yy.xx.zz user password lcd Z:\ cd /inetpub/wwwroot mdelete * mput * quit ...
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Accessing the root directory through Windows Explorer FTP?

How do I navigate to the root directory of a Linux FTP server through Windows Explorer? In Windows 7 (not sure about Windows XP), you can click the URL bar and type in ftp://user@hostname, which will ...
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FTP issue in docker containers

To start i'm pretty new on docker engine. I have a little cluster of two servers with docker engine. On node1 i have: one container with a openvpn a container with a ftp configured with passive mode ...
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Make Linux command line ftp client ignore local IP address in passive mode

I'm trying to connect to an FTP server that is behind a NAT. The local IP of the server is 172.23.11.41 and the public IP is 194.239.61.58, and I'm connecting to the public IP. When entering passive ...
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Why can I get a ftp file by navigation, but not through full path?

I an trying to download a file from an ftp server that is in a sub-subfolder. I could find in the expected place with FileZilla but my program (trying to download using the full path) gave an error ...
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Can I pipe a large file into ftp connection?

I need to create a very large tar file (25GB) and transfer it to another site using ftp. Rather than first creating the tar file and then transferring it, I wonder if its possible to pipe the output ...
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Redirect user to dir upon SFTP connection

I have an FTP user which i log in into the server via SFTP and a key file. Right, lovely, works like a charm. Now, by default the user logs to /home/ftp which is not cool. I'd like to know if there ...
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Enable FTP disable SSH

I would like to know how to enable FTP access while disabling SSH access for all users except root and admin. I tried to change the shell : /usr/sbin/nologin, but this is no good because disabling ...
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Unable to access FTP using Windows Explorer [closed]

I've set up an FTP site on an AWS EC2 Windows Server 2022 using IIS. I can successfully connect using FileZilla, and can read and write using that connection. However, when attempting to access it ...
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Filezilla Server and Client Port 21 enabled?

I wanted to ask if it's enough when I enable the Port 21 on the Filezilla Server or if I also need to enable Port 21 on Filezilla Client? I set up Filezilla Server on my PC, added a User group with a ...
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ftp server over internet using different port

I want to access my ftp server over the internet. I run it on Debian, I changed the port to 201, and my local ip is 192.168.1.3. I can access it from any computer on my network through ftp://192.168....
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Cannot map a network drive in windows 7

I know there are many topics, all with same problem, but all the answers seem irrelevant. I have a ftp server/site and I am trying to map it to a drive in Windows 7... Whatever I type as FTP address ...
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How to remotely access a Windows network share?

I have a Windows (10 Pro, if that matters) machine that has a network share. It (the network share) can be accessed over LAN. However, when I am out, I need a way to access the network share over WAN. ...
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Setting up Apache with multiple FTP users and vsftpd

I'm trying to get my Apache setup with a single user 'ftpuser' both be able to share/access the /var/www/html directory, which contains various files/sub directories. However, when I log in via FTP ...
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Which ports to open on the firewall for this FTP client connection?

I'm using for the first time today https://github.com/veeso/suppaftp and I'm super happy. On my local machine everything works. On production machine it does not. On production machine there is a ...
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FTP client support multi threads transfer

OS: Windows XP SP3 Is there any FTP client that support transfer files with multi-threads? By which I mean, multiple threads for single file, and also keep a thread for browsing FTP sites.
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Access FTP from outside the LAN

I've a Centos Server. If login via the private IP while in the LAN, I can connect to FTP. If I try to login when outside the LAN, I receive a timeout error. iptables is not configured, so it shouldn'...
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How to SCP from Linux server to Windows client

I'm SSHing into a Linux machine using PuTTY and trying to copy a file down somewhere (anywhere) to my local machine. I figure SCP is the best candidate for the job but don't really care, so long as ...
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534 Local policy on server does not allow TLS secure connections

I am trying to configure a test FTP site via IIS 6.2 on a Windows Server 2012 R2 I created a site and configure the FTP SSL settings. I selected my certificate and choose custom. If I don't have the ...
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How to Connect VPS via SSH/Putty to FTP and transefer file from FTP to VPS and then delete file

I have a vps (virtual private server) and web hosting control panels is Direct Admin and inner of that have wordpress, email and the backup of the each of that save in server, also another backups ...
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Running ftp server on Mac OS High Sierra

I really need your help. I tried to run ftp server on my Macbook OS High Sierra (Version 10.14.16) But I couldn't. My steps are: Setup ftp server on local by running pure-ftpd: brew install pure-...
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ftp client connects OK, login OK, but a 'list' command returns: Unable to build data connection: No route to host

I am trying to set up an FTP server on a Debian host (11.8). I'm using proftpd as my server. I can connect from the server host to the server (ie both server and client on the same host) ...
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Filezilla won't follow symbolic links

I'm having some difficulty getting FileZilla to show the contents of a folder that is the target of a symbolic link. In the screenshot commonfiles and db_uploads are symlinked folders that show as ...
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FileZilla error: "The data connection could not be established: ETIMEDOUT - Connection attempt timed out" when connecting to ProFTPD

I'm still getting the error after trying the solutions here. Any other ideas how to solve this? I'm using a CentOS 7 server (64bit, x86), on AWS. Below are the messages from FileZilla. Status: ...
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Secure FTP Port between Filezilla and Godaddy

I recently upgraded to Filezilla 3.0.x I am getting "filezilla error: Failed to retrieve directory listing godaddy" errors from Filezilla which i believe is because of a blocked port on my firewall ...
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Does FIlezilla (or FTP in general) have any sniffer protection?

Is possible track credentials of a normal Filezilla connection (no SFTP) in the same wifi with methods like "Man in the Middle", or the program have any security about this?
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Can not connect to the FTP (hosting) - Windows - port 21 issue

Here is the weird problem I have. I suddenly can't connect to any of my 2 FTP (hosting servers) (port 21) through my Windows 10. It took me two whole days now, and I just can't find out, where the ...
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Set the default directory above the root directory for FileZilla Server

What I would like to do is set the default directory above the root directory per user on FileZilla Server. I know this is possible with other FTP servers, but I can not seem to find where to set this ...
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Dir-3040 ftp server buffer overflow

Originally posted on reddit Dir-3040 ftp issue Dir-3040 latest firmware 1.20b03 with ftp service up and running. Upnp,samba are off. Have no issues uploading small files to usb stick on usb2.0 port. ...
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vsftpd: Uploaded files 0 bytes/stuck uploads

We do have multiple servers across multiple datacenters. They all run the same configuration of vsftpd, with ssl certificates created on the same day. All certificates are self signed, but did not run ...
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Qnap NAS FTP server connection timeout when trying to transfer file

I just got a new ASUS router and am having trouble with the FTP service on my Qnap NAS, that had previously been working great on the old router. I can connect to the FTP on the internet-facing IP ...
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Where does KNetAttach store connections?

I am trying to restore old ftp and sftp connections from old Kubuntu instances. They were set up using the "Add Network Folder" link in Dolphin which is apparently using knetattach to ...
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FTP Port redirect using OpenWrt router and windows clients

I'm having problems with FTP port redirection. I have OpenWrt device having two ethernet interfaces. The first one is in 192.168.1.0/24 network and there is another device with FTP server under 192....
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Is my FTP server being scanned/probed by hackers?

I just recently did a bunch of research on how to set up an FTP server (VSFTPD 3.0.5) and secure it to the point that I feel reasonably comfortable running it out of my closet and exposing it to the ...
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FTP Server - 553 Could not create file

Hi iam trying to upload a file to an Linux FTP server using vsftpd When uploading a file (eather through FileZilla or via batch script) i recieve the error 553 My vsftpd.conf looks as followed: # ...
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how to overwrite existing file in ftp using wput.exe

How can I force to always overwrite an existing file in ftp using wput? Anyone? please provide the dos command line. Thanks.
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Can't connect to ftp server - Connection refused by server

I'm new to this forum and ftp. When I try to connect to a ftp server using filezilla, It returns - Connection attempt failed with "ECONNREFUSED - Connection refused by server". I run the Network ...
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How to stop backup being deleted as soon as it is completed?

Duplicity full backup via ftp completes, then is deleted, all with no user action. There are 2 things I would like to know; is there anything in the information below that explains this problem? ...
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Filezilla not transferring files completely

We use Filezilla FTP client for transferring very high volume CSV files to our client sites. For example: 883MB file. The CSV on our end shows 883MB. The CSV at the receiving end after transfer ...
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Unable to connect to FTP server using Filezilla with router in-between

While connecting to my web server using filezilla, i am getting this error: Status: Resolving address of ftp.mysite.org.in Status: Connecting to 199.199.199.18:21... Status: Connection established, ...
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Cannot upload file to FTP from Excel's VBA

I need to automate uploading file to FTP server from within Excel's macro. I'm following a simple path of creating script file and then running FTP.exe with commands from that script file. The ...
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FTP Not Connected - Can't input user credentials

I'm trying to download a file from a Linux server via FTP from Windows command line. I've successfully downloaded the file with FileZilla (same server, same file), but I want to do it in cmd.exe. I'...
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How to make file-size and number of files quotas for anonymous upload on vsftp on RedHat (CentOS)?

We have vsftpd service on our server but I didn't find a way to put limits on file size and total space available for anonymous file uploading (doing it via an account will make it harder - as our ...
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Hide files in a FTP-program

I want the users who log in to the web-server via FTP to don't be able to see the files in the root-folder, but all folders and all files in subfolders. This is not for security, only to have a ...
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Can't connect to FTP server

I tried connecting FTP server using both active and passive mode even behind router and direct connection, none worked. I tried disabling firewall, anti-virus still nothing is helping. Status: ...
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Error "Software caused connection abort" that doesn't appear when using hotspot?

I'm trying to connect to a server through FileZilla via SFTP, but I encounter a problem. Logs: 14:07:10 Status: Connecting to 178.62.11.187... 14:07:11 Trace: CControlSocket::SendNextCommand() ...
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FTPS conncetion to Fritzbox NAS fails - due to EPSV / PAS port change?

I am using my FRITZ!Box 3490 with a connected USB HDD as a NAS server. I have configured a certain port (32753) for FTP communication. To ensure a static static servername (u**********u.myfritz.net), ...
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CPanel - Is it possible to download a file with direct link to our own FTP folder?

I was wondering if there is a way to download a file with direct link to my own FTP Folder (using CPanel) without downloading it to my computer first. There are some methods to automate this process ...
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FTP client connecting successfully but times out on LIST command on Windows 7, while working fine on XP

I have a device supporting FTP, connected to the office internal network via a router. Not sure it matters, but the device is Nano-10. I followed their user manual, downloaded FileZilla and ...

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