Fetch Softworks

new version work with MacOSX firewall? (4 posts)

• Started 17 years ago by James Murray
• Latest reply 17 years ago from Jim Matthews

• James Murray Member

  I just updated to 5.1 from an older version of 5, and now I can't transfer files when my MacOSX firewall is on. I can browse files on the server, but can't upload or download, the wheel just spins. Turning off firewall allows it to work fine, but the previous version of Fetch was able to work with my firewall on. Is there a setting I need to change in the new version? I have already tried enabling PASV mode in Fetch, and also tried enabling PASV mode by clicking that button under Network in OSX. Neither works. Does anyone have any suggestions?

  Here is my transcript:
  PWD
  257 "/users/jmurray" is current directory
  SIZE murray-light.gif
  213 8432
  MDTM murray-light.gif
  213 20060529153340
  PORT 192,168,1,121,179,220
  200 command successful
  RETR murray-light.gif
  425 Can't open data connection.
  Active mode connection blocked by OS X firewall, port 46044
  PORT 192,168,1,121,96,9
  200 command successful
  RETR murray-light.gif
  Unsuccessful transfer of murray-light.gif (0 bytes, 0 bytes/sec, 0:40 elapsed) stopped at 6/16/06 2:30:08 PM (error: -128)
  ABOR
  226 abort successful
  425 Can't open data connection.

  Posted 17 years ago #

• Scott McGuire Administrator

  Hi James,

  If earlier versions of Fetch 5 worked for you with your firewall, Fetch 5.1 should too.

  Could you check the PASV checkbox in Fetch, try to connect to your server, and then post the entire transcript?

  Thanks,

  Scott McGuire
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 17 years ago #

• James Murray Member

  Actually, it is working fine now. Not sure what changed. All is well.

  An unrelated problem is that it is possible that the upgrade caused Fetch to use my old password somehow. For another FTP site, it stopped working entirely for me. They eventually reset my password and it worked fine. Maybe Fetch is getting confused (or I am) when the new version looks for passwords in the Keychain vs in the Favorites?

  Posted 17 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  If you previously had a correct password stored in the keychain, and an incorrect password stored in the shortcut, upgrading to 5.1 could result in the correct password being replaced by the incorrect one. The fix, as you discovered, is to enter the correct password in your shortcut in Fetch 5.1.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 17 years ago #