Access was already set to passive mode. Tried setting ftp mode to binary in
ftp commander, didn't work
Thanks anyway!
ws ftp gives message "connecting to 83.170.64.86:21 Connect failure"
I suspect this means it is something to do with accessing port 21

"Benedictum" wrote:

> try setting access to passive mode and ftp mode to binary.
>
> "ridcully22" <ridcully22@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8B5150B6-3D9D-4833-AD6B-EFAE3C0137A7@microsoft.com...
> > Help Please!
> > I am trying to access my webspace using ftp, but cannot connect.
> > I have tried two programs, ftp commander and ws ftp pro. With both I get a
> > connect failure message. With ftp commander it usually just keeps trying
> > to
> > connect, sometimes I get the message "winsock error 10061. Same happens if
> > I
> > try to access ftp sites which were already loaded into the program when
> > installed - so I am not just getting the address wrong. If I alter the ftp
> > server name so deliberately wrong I get a different error message.
> > Windows firewall is turned off. Mcafee firewall is configured to allow the
> > ftp programs to send and receive and port 21 has been ticked to allow to
> > be
> > used. Looking at event log of firewall no incoming requests for accesss
> > were
> > denied.
> > Any ideas please
>
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