RE: FrontPage XP FTP vs. Cute FPT vs. WS_FPT.

First off, hello to a fellow Minnesotan!

Second, it sounds like a PASV/PORT issue.

There are 2 options in FTP to connect to the server. One is PORT and the
Other is PASV (Passive).

Try changing these settings in the FTP client to see if that helps.

There are a lot of factors that can come into play. Things like Proxy's,
Firewalls, NAT translation, FTP Server software, etc can cause issues
like this.

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Mike Carlson
http://www.domitianx.com
domitianx(at)domitianx.com

Thought Of The Moment:

"My software never has bugs. It just develops random features."
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hwg-basics(at)hwg.org 
> [mailto:owner-hwg-basics(at)hwg.org] On Behalf Of Carol Parent
> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 7:54 AM
> To: HWG-Basics
> Subject: FrontPage XP FTP vs. Cute FPT vs. WS_FPT.
> 
> 
> 
> Good morning,
> 
> I have a conceptual/technical question on the topic of FTPing 
> files to my host.
> 
> I have been hosting now with a very nice company on the east 
> coast (I live in Minnesota.)  
> 
> For almost 8 weeks now when using CuteFTP or WS_FPT to 
> upload, download or delete files the process would come to a 
> halt.  It was a major pain in the neck because you would have 
> to reconnect and then not be sure where the process had left 
> off without rummaging around to see which files had what 
> dates/times etc.
> 
> I contacted the host, and they did whatever it is that they 
> do to check their end of it and their response was "we can't 
> find any problem."  Now I might have been a bit skeptical but 
> I use a monitoring system on my sites and the sites have 
> always been "up."  I concluded that if the sites are up and 
> accessed without any problems (no calls or complaints from 
> clients, server logs didn't show any problems, etc), then the 
> FTPing problem was isolated to just me.
> 
> Moving on here, yesterday I tried FrontPage XP's FTPing tool 
> for the first time.  I was amazed.  The files went up without 
> a hitch.  No choking whatsoever on the server side.  I am not 
> using FrontPage extensions, so I don't think that is an 
> issue.  My question to you all is this; what is different 
> about the way FrontPage's FTP tool hooks into the server that 
> allows for an uninterrupted connection to the server but 
> causes Cute FTP and WS_FTP to choke?
> 
> Thanks much for any input you may have.
> 
> Carol Parent
> 
> 
> 
> 

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