<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Please help me fix this.
>IIS 6 (Windows 2003 Standard Server)
>Anytime I try to enter the
>FTP server via Internet Explorer 6.0 I get this after
>authenticating user name and password -
>first "entering passive mode transfer"
>then a "connection closed" all in a error dialog box
>If I disable or uncheck the "Use passive ftp" selection in
>the Internet Explorer settings (advanced tab)
>and have the "Use FTP Folder view" enabled
>in the Internet Explorer settings,
>the browser / client works.
>
>However, this doesn't help my users by having to uncheck
>this setting then check it again after...
>Also my Linux Users can not access
>the the ftp server thru thier browsers "at all"
>
>If a straight FTP client is used,
>either thru a Windows CMD Window
>or a Linux Terminal,
>it works perfectly,
>although in all text / command line mode.
>Do I have to edit a line in the Windows 2003 registry?
>I just want users to be able to get to my ftp via a
>browser without any browser setting "disabling".
>Thanks for any help.
>Happy

>-----Original Message-----
>On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 08:34:57 -0700, "Happy"
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>Please help me fix this.
>>IIS 6 (Windows 2003 Standard Server)
>>Anytime I try to enter the
>>FTP server via Internet Explorer 6.0 I get this after
>>authenticating user name and password -
>>first "entering passive mode transfer"
>>then a "connection closed" all in a error dialog box
>>If I disable or uncheck the "Use passive ftp" selection
in
>>the Internet Explorer settings (advanced tab)
>>and have the "Use FTP Folder view" enabled
>>in the Internet Explorer settings,
>>the browser / client works.
>>
>>However, this doesn't help my users by having to uncheck
>>this setting then check it again after...
>>Also my Linux Users can not access
>>the the ftp server thru thier browsers "at all"
>>
>>If a straight FTP client is used,
>>either thru a Windows CMD Window
>>or a Linux Terminal,
>>it works perfectly,
>>although in all text / command line mode.
>>Do I have to edit a line in the Windows 2003 registry?
>>I just want users to be able to get to my ftp via a
>>browser without any browser setting "disabling".
>>Thanks for any help.
>>Happy
>
>You need to configure your firewall/router to allow
passive FTP
>transfers. As you have proved already yourself your FTP
server is
>fucntioning correctly - there is something in between it
and your
>clients which is causing this problem. The IIS FTP
service is
>fucntioning as normal.
>
>
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Paul Lynch
>MCSE
>.
>

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 08:34:57 -0700, "Happy"
> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> >>Please help me fix this.
> >>IIS 6 (Windows 2003 Standard Server)
> >>Anytime I try to enter the
> >>FTP server via Internet Explorer 6.0 I get this after
> >>authenticating user name and password -
> >>first "entering passive mode transfer"
> >>then a "connection closed" all in a error dialog box
> >>If I disable or uncheck the "Use passive ftp" selection
> in
> >>the Internet Explorer settings (advanced tab)
> >>and have the "Use FTP Folder view" enabled
> >>in the Internet Explorer settings,
> >>the browser / client works.
> >>
> >>However, this doesn't help my users by having to uncheck
> >>this setting then check it again after...
> >>Also my Linux Users can not access
> >>the the ftp server thru thier browsers "at all"
> >>
> >>If a straight FTP client is used,
> >>either thru a Windows CMD Window
> >>or a Linux Terminal,
> >>it works perfectly,
> >>although in all text / command line mode.
> >>Do I have to edit a line in the Windows 2003 registry?
> >>I just want users to be able to get to my ftp via a
> >>browser without any browser setting "disabling".
> >>Thanks for any help.
> >>Happy
> >
> >You need to configure your firewall/router to allow
> passive FTP
> >transfers. As you have proved already yourself your FTP
> server is
> >fucntioning correctly - there is something in between it
> and your
> >clients which is causing this problem. The IIS FTP
> service is
> >fucntioning as normal.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Paul Lynch
> >MCSE
> >.
> >
> Paul,
> First thanks for your reply.
> I have "Port Forward" both Ports 21 and 20
> on my Nat Router.
>
> What else do I need to do on the Router?
>
> You have put in your reply:
> "You need to configure your firewall/router
> to allow passive FTP transfers."
> What do you mean by that?
>
> Should I open up, more of a port "range"?
> If that is the case, what should the port range be?
> Thank You Again,
> Happy