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Remote server refuses to show file list (3 posts)
- Started 11 years ago by Steve
- Latest reply 11 years ago from Steve
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Steve Member
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Jim Matthews Administrator
Hi,
There appear to be two issues. As the error message states, it appears that the server has a firewall blocking passive mode FTP. I would talk to the server administrators about that.
The alternative to passive mode is active mode, but that is not working because your Mac is using a private IP address, presumably because it's using a shared Internet connection. Active mode FTP with TLS/SSL does not work from private addresses -- the address needs to be translated into a public address, and an encrypted connection can't be translated.
So I think your best option is contacting the server administrator about supporting passive mode.
Jim Matthews
Fetch Softworks -
Steve Member
Thank you.
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I am trying to connect to a server that requires TLS/SSL. I connect, get a warning that the certificate can't be verified, I click OK continue. I connect but when I get to the LIST part, it fails. I stay connected, but no list. I can send a PWD, Fetch tries again but no luck. I have tried unchecking allow PASV in preferences.
Here's the transcript:
PWD
257 "/" is current directory.
TYPE A
200 Type set to A.
PASV
227 Entering Passive Mode (97,87,31,93,113,111).
Making data connection to 97.87.31.93 port 29039
ABOR
FTP::ftp_abort() FTP_ABOR_SENT_CMD TickCount() = 66908257 reply_received = 66908257 TickCount() - reply_received = 0
FTP::ftp_abort() FTP_ABOR_SENT_CMD TickCount() = 66908258 reply_received = 66908257 TickCount() - reply_received = 1
FTP::ftp_abort() FTP_ABOR_SENT_CMD TickCount() = 66908260 reply_received = 66908257 TickCount() - reply_received = 3
226 ABOR command successful.
PORT 172,30,189,9,204,173
501 Server cannot accept argument.
ftp_list: 2,-30037 (state == GETTING_LIST)
Fetch could not get the file list because there was a timeout trying to establish a passive mode data connection. (A server firewall might be blocking passive mode (PASV) transfers. Please ask the server administrator for help.)
Edited 11 years ago #