On 13 Oct 2006 18:24:41 -0700, markm75c@msn.com wrote:

>I'm hoping someone out there might know of why this suddenly is
>happening:
>
>Ftp had been working fine up until about a day ago. Suddenly, users
>can connect, but after they enter their credentials in a client... it
>starts to retrieve the directory, but in a few seconds times out..
>saying "Connection Lost". If done in IE (internet explorer), you get
>the this webpage cannot be displayed error after you enter credentials.
>
>At first I thought the user's had forgotten to uncheck the "use
>passive" option in IE or their clients, but this wasnt the case. I
>then tried reinstalling FTP on the server, same thing. I then
>installed FTP on another server and opened up ports 20-21 pointing to
>that server, same thing yet again.
>
>So short of resetting the router back to its defaults, I'm at a loss as
>to what is going on. I even tried different port ranges and exposing
>the server as a DMZ.
>
>One tested server is a DC in 2003 AD, the other is just a member
>server.
>
>Any help would be great....

Bernard Cheah [MVP] wrote:
> connection lost? what about the status code in IIS FTP log file.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bernard Cheah
> http://www.iis.net/
> http://www.iis-resources.com/
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/bernard/
>
>
> "Jeff Cochran" <jeff.nospam@zina.com> wrote in message
> news:4533a708.27474937@msnews.microsoft.com...
> > On 13 Oct 2006 18:24:41 -0700, markm75c@msn.com wrote:
> >
> >>I'm hoping someone out there might know of why this suddenly is
> >>happening:
> >>
> >>Ftp had been working fine up until about a day ago. Suddenly, users
> >>can connect, but after they enter their credentials in a client... it
> >>starts to retrieve the directory, but in a few seconds times out..
> >>saying "Connection Lost". If done in IE (internet explorer), you get
> >>the this webpage cannot be displayed error after you enter credentials.
> >>
> >>At first I thought the user's had forgotten to uncheck the "use
> >>passive" option in IE or their clients, but this wasnt the case. I
> >>then tried reinstalling FTP on the server, same thing. I then
> >>installed FTP on another server and opened up ports 20-21 pointing to
> >>that server, same thing yet again.
> >>
> >>So short of resetting the router back to its defaults, I'm at a loss as
> >>to what is going on. I even tried different port ranges and exposing
> >>the server as a DMZ.
> >>
> >>One tested server is a DC in 2003 AD, the other is just a member
> >>server.
> >>
> >>Any help would be great....
> >
> > Use the command line FTP client so you can see the result codes.
> > Poost the session.
> >
> > Jeff