Problems with FTP

[mkvl3]

I cant get an FTP programs to work. None at all.. They all either freeze during installation, or simply just wont work..
I've had no problems in the past, but recently i cant get a working FTP program..

I've tried tons and tons of them, cant get a single one to work like its supposed to..

I've heard WinME has conflicts with this type of thing, and i was told to look into the problem further..

Any suggestions?
Thanks.

[30111987]

hmm i use ace ftp3 (freeware) with no problems at all

[twistedcranium]

First thing that I would check is to run the Microsoft command line FTP client from a DOS-prompt, as some of the graphical FTP clients out there just 'toss a GUI on top of the FTP commands available through dos'.

In case you're not familiar with the ftp commands and such, at the dos prompt....

ftp ftp.website.com

once connected you'll be asked for a username and password.

ls gets you a listing in the current directory
cd dirname changes the current directory
put filename.jpg uploads the file filename.jpg
get filename.jpg downloads the file filename.jpg
bin changes the transfer mode to binary
ascii changes the transfer mode to ascii
quit closes the connection and exits the ftp program

If the MS FTP client works, then you've narrowed the causes down a bit.

[mkvl3]

First thing that I would check is to run the Microsoft command line FTP client from a DOS-prompt, as some of the graphical FTP clients out there just 'toss a GUI on top of the FTP commands available through dos'.

In case you're not familiar with the ftp commands and such, at the dos prompt....

ftp ftp.website.com

once connected you'll be asked for a username and password.

ls gets you a listing in the current directory
cd dirname changes the current directory
put filename.jpg uploads the file filename.jpg
get filename.jpg downloads the file filename.jpg
bin changes the transfer mode to binary
ascii changes the transfer mode to ascii
quit closes the connection and exits the ftp program

If the MS FTP client works, then you've narrowed the causes down a bit.

Cool!!!
I got it to work up until a point where it gets stuck on '150 Opening ACSII mode data connection for /bin/ls.'
Right there, it doesnt move.. It just stays there. I let it sit for about 10 minutes then gave up..

Any other suggestions?

[mkvl3]

Cool!!!
I got it to work up until a point where it gets stuck on '150 Opening ACSII mode data connection for /bin/ls.'
Right there, it doesnt move.. It just stays there. I let it sit for about 10 minutes then gave up..

Any other suggestions?


ACTUALLY.... i did get it to connect... i had to switch it to binary instead of ASCII.. um, but its still kind of confusing... i've never really used DOS prompts before..

[renegade600]

You can also use your browser for ftp if your hosting service is setup for it. Most are.

Just type ftp://ftp.website.com/ in the address line.