"could not send reply, disconnected." on all FTP c

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sychochump · #1 Post by **sychochump** » 2006-07-26 16:19

Hi there,

I'm having some trouble connecting to my ftp server from the outside world. Here's what is happening every time I try to connect:

From the server:

(000020) 7/26/2006 9:01:44 AM - (not logged in) (yyy.yyy.yyy)> Connected, sending welcome message...
(000020) 7/26/2006 9:01:44 AM - (not logged in) (yyy.yyy.yyy)> 220 Booya
(000020) 7/26/2006 9:01:44 AM - (not logged in) (yyy.yyy.yyy)> could not send reply, disconnected.

From the client:

Status: Connecting to xxx.xxx.xxx ...
Status: Connected with xxx.xxx.xxx. Waiting for welcome message...
Error: Disconnected from server
Error: Unable to connect!

The server is not behind a NAT firewall or anything, it is a machine plugged directly into the net. It has a software firewall installed, port 21 open. I have also tried disabling the firewall, and it has the same effect.

The client is behind a firewall, but can connect to other servers on port 21 no problem.

I did a quick search in the forums and didn't find anything similar. Any thoughts appreciated! Thanks!

#2 Post by **boco** » 2006-07-27 21:01

Please read the FAQ sticky in this forum, chapter 2 for configuring your firewall properly, you have to open more ports than just 21.

boco

sychochump · #3 Post by **sychochump** » 2006-07-27 23:21

thanks for the reply boco, but as I said I completely disabled my firewall and still get the same issue.

Any other ideas?

cszeto · #4 Post by **cszeto** » 2006-07-28 00:46

http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/forum/ ... php?t=2499

sychochump · #5 Post by **sychochump** » 2006-07-28 17:34

thanks cszeto,

I added a rule to zone alarm to allow all connections coming from the trusted zone, same results. Any other ideas?

#6 Post by **boco** » 2006-07-28 23:52

There are some ISPs blocking commonly used ports for FTP. Have you tried using a nonstandard port?

boco

cszeto · #7 Post by **cszeto** » 2006-07-29 06:38

Have you tried uninstalling "Broken Alarm" to rule it out of the situation/configuration?

sychochump · #8 Post by **sychochump** » 2006-08-04 15:58

Thanks guys,

I haven't really had much time to work on this, but I think it might be a combination of the firewall and my ISP. I'll give uninstalling the firewall and changing the standard ports a shot when I get some time.

Thanks for your help!