FTP has stopped working

[Cefoxtrot]

I use FTP to update web sites. All of a sudden, it has stopped working, with

a message saying "Connected to server, waiting for response..." and it just

sits there, for ever.



This happens with all sites I try, so I tend to suspect it's a Windows

related problem. Not sure where or what to look for.



Any ideas anyone?



TIA!

Cefoxtrot

 

[Nil]

On 28 Mar 2010, =?Utf-8?B?Q2Vmb3h0cm90?=

wrote in

microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:



> I use FTP to update web sites. All of a sudden, it has stopped

> working, with a message saying "Connected to server, waiting for

> response..." and it just sits there, for ever.

>

> This happens with all sites I try, so I tend to suspect it's a

> Windows related problem. Not sure where or what to look for.

>

> Any ideas anyone?



You don't include enough information to even make an educated guess.

Nonetheless, I will guess that it has to do with your firewall, either

software (Windows or otherwise) or in your router.



What FTP client are you using? What has changed since it last worked

correctly?

 

[Patrick Keenan]

"Cefoxtrot" wrote in message

news4870D47-5B5D-47BE-95E2-4570322061D3@microsoft.com...

>I use FTP to update web sites. All of a sudden, it has stopped working,

>with

> a message saying "Connected to server, waiting for response..." and it

> just

> sits there, for ever.

>

> This happens with all sites I try, so I tend to suspect it's a Windows

> related problem. Not sure where or what to look for.

>

> Any ideas anyone?

>

> TIA!

> Cefoxtrot



If you try another FTP client (what are you using?) including the built-in

command line FTP client, what happens?

 

[Cefoxtrot]

I am using LeapFtp. I also installed and tried FileZilla, with exactly the

same results.

I have looked at the firewall and router settings. I can't see anything

changed. Sorry if I am not providing enough info, but I am at a loss here.

Is there a windows update log anywhere in the system? If I could reverse the

latest updates, maybe I could pinpoint the problem.



"Nil" wrote:



> On 28 Mar 2010, =?Utf-8?B?Q2Vmb3h0cm90?=

> wrote in

> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

>

> > I use FTP to update web sites. All of a sudden, it has stopped

> > working, with a message saying "Connected to server, waiting for

> > response..." and it just sits there, for ever.

> >

> > This happens with all sites I try, so I tend to suspect it's a

> > Windows related problem. Not sure where or what to look for.

> >

> > Any ideas anyone?

>

> You don't include enough information to even make an educated guess.

> Nonetheless, I will guess that it has to do with your firewall, either

> software (Windows or otherwise) or in your router.

>

> What FTP client are you using? What has changed since it last worked

> correctly?

>

>

> .

>

 

[Lem]

Cefoxtrot wrote:

> I am using LeapFtp. I also installed and tried FileZilla, with exactly the

> same results.

> I have looked at the firewall and router settings. I can't see anything

> changed. Sorry if I am not providing enough info, but I am at a loss here.

> Is there a windows update log anywhere in the system? If I could reverse the

> latest updates, maybe I could pinpoint the problem.

>

> "Nil" wrote:

>

>> On 28 Mar 2010, =?Utf-8?B?Q2Vmb3h0cm90?=

>> wrote in

>> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

>>

>>> I use FTP to update web sites. All of a sudden, it has stopped

>>> working, with a message saying "Connected to server, waiting for

>>> response..." and it just sits there, for ever.

>>>

>>> This happens with all sites I try, so I tend to suspect it's a

>>> Windows related problem. Not sure where or what to look for.

>>>

>>> Any ideas anyone?

>> You don't include enough information to even make an educated guess.

>> Nonetheless, I will guess that it has to do with your firewall, either

>> software (Windows or otherwise) or in your router.

>>

>> What FTP client are you using? What has changed since it last worked

>> correctly?

>>

>>

>> .

>>



It's possible, although unlikely, that a Windows Update is the cause of

this problem. However, if you want to check, go to Windows Update (or

Microsoft Update, whichever one you use) and click the link on the left

to "Review your update history."



Double check the settings on your FTP client, and make sure that it is

set to use "passive transfer" or "passive mode."





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Lem



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