Can't use FTP with WinXpProSp2 firewall on

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Hi All,

With Windows XP Pro, SP2, firewall on, I can not access FTP servers;
as soon as I turn the firewall off, I can access all the FTP servers I
need.

Can anyone help, PLEASE?
TIA,
JBR
 
Assuming you try to access a FTP server from XP, this may help.

go to "Internet options"
click on the "Advanced" tab
make sure that "Use passive FTP" is NOT clicked



Please post back with the result.


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Hi All,

With Windows XP Pro, SP2, firewall on, I can not access FTP servers;
as soon as I turn the firewall off, I can access all the FTP servers I
need.

Can anyone help, PLEASE?
TIA,
JBR
 
Assuming you try to access a FTP server from XP, this may help.

go to "Internet options"
click on the "Advanced" tab
make sure that "Use passive FTP" is NOT clicked
Click to expand...

Done. No diference at all. I still have to turn off then firewall to
have FTP access.

What else can I do??

TIA,
JBR
 
We need more information. which one is you FTP server? can you telnet port 21?

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Assuming you try to access a FTP server from XP, this may help.

go to "Internet options"
click on the "Advanced" tab
make sure that "Use passive FTP" is NOT clicked
Click to expand...

Done. No diference at all. I still have to turn off then firewall to
have FTP access.

What else can I do??

TIA,
JBR
 
We need more information. which one is you FTP server?
Click to expand...

I don't use many ftp servers, but with both the ftp servers I've been
trying to access, the situation is the same, the error message (in
IExplorer) is always Timeout, untill I turn off the the firewall, in
which I enter the servers instantly

can you telnet port 21?
Click to expand...

I've tried, but with equally failure in both servers.

Regards,
JBR
 
Provide IP of FTP server.
Click to expand...

I don't have a clue of how to find that out, but I can give you the
address of both servers:

a) ftp.softtalk.co.uk
b) esd-trados.subscribenet.com

Regards,
JBR
 
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