List error, yet v2.0 does seem to work ? Odd..

[KeN_12]

* FlashFXP v[3].[4], build [1145], [X]registered, [ ]unregistered, [ ]pirated
* OS [ ] WinXP, [X] Win2K, [ ] Win98, [ ] WinME, [ ] Other
* Running behind NAT/router [X] Yes & Model [Davolink], [ ] No, [ ] Not sure
* Running firewall [X] Yes, Name [Sunbelt Kerio], Ver. [ ], or [ ] No
* Running Antivirus [X] Yes, Name [Norton Antivirus 2005] or [ ] No
* Network [X] xDSL, [ ] CABLE, [ ] Dail-Up, [ ] Other

* timestamped, and side prefixed FTP log (please paste)

[R] Connecting to xxxxxx -> DNS=xxxxx.com IP=xx.xx.xxx.xxx PORT=21
[R] Connected to xxxxx
[R] 220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [TLS] ----------
[R] 220-You are user number 2 of 50 allowed.
[R] 220-Local time is now 18:58. Server port: 21.
[R] 220-This is a private system - No anonymous login
[R] 220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity.
[R] USER xxxxxx
[R] 331 User xxxxxx OK. Password required
[R] PASS (hidden)
[R] 230-User xxxxxx has group access to: xxxxxx
[R] 230 OK. Current restricted directory is /
[R] SYST
[R] 215 UNIX Type: L8
[R] FEAT
[R] 211-Extensions supported:
[R] EPRT
[R] IDLE
[R] MDTM
[R] SIZE
[R] REST STREAM
[R] MLST type*;size*;sizd*;modify*;UNIX.mode*;UNIX.uid*;UNI X.gid*;unique*;
[R] MLSD
[R] ESTP
[R] PASV
[R] EPSV
[R] SPSV
[R] ESTA
[R] AUTH TLS
[R] PBSZ
[R] PROT
[R] 211 End.
[R] CWD /public_html
[R] 250 OK. Current directory is /public_html
[R] PWD
[R] 257 "/public_html" is your current location
[R] TYPE A
[R] 200 TYPE is now ASCII
[R] Listening on PORT: 2408, Waiting for connection.
[R] PORT 192,168,1,10,9,104
[R] 200 PORT command successful
[R] LIST -al
[R] 425 Could not open data connection to port 2408: Connection timed out
[R] List Error

* any other info:

This only used to happen to sites on other ports than 21, but now it's been happening more and more to sites on port 21, since the upgrade to version 3.X. I'm running 2.0 as a backup version because that one has no trouble whatsoever connecting to the sites the 3.4 version gets a list error on.

* already tried:
- Passive / Active -> no difference
- Firewall On / Off -> no difference
- STAT -L -> no list error, yet no file transfer going on (keeps hanging on 0 KB/s)
- Running FlashFXP 2.0 -> eureka, all is well.. yet I like 3.4 to do the same.

[MxxCon]

- Passive / Active -> no differenceif you get an error with pasv mode is on, that means that ftp server is also misconfigured.
- STAT -L -> no list error, yet no file transfer going on (keeps hanging on 0 KB/s)it works becuase server is sending dir list over control connection. it has nothing to do with file transfer or normal dir list.
- Running FlashFXP 2.0 -> eureka, all is well.. yet I like 3.4 to do the same.many firewalls have application rules based on filename AND unique hash for each file, or even if you have 2 flashfxp.exe, one from 2.0 and one from 3.4, unless you explicitly create rules for 3.4, your firewall will not properly allow flashfxp to work.
[R] PORT 192,168,1,10,9,104
[R] 200 PORT command successful F6, Connection, Data Connection, enable "Force Active Mode...". one that's configured try again, and if you have problems, post new session log.

[KeN_12]

if you get an error with pasv mode is on, that means that ftp server is also misconfigured.

The server is not. Other FTP clients (LeechFTP, SmartFTP etc.) can connect fine.
Plus it's not only this site. FlashFXP 2.0 doesn't have any problems.
It's pretty safe to say this problem is not server-sided, but client-sided.


it works becuase server is sending dir list over control connection. it has nothing to do with file transfer or normal dir list.

So we can rule out that option.


many firewalls have application rules based on filename AND unique hash for each file, or even if you have 2 flashfxp.exe, one from 2.0 and one from 3.4, unless you explicitly create rules for 3.4, your firewall will not properly allow flashfxp to work.

Firewall on or off, no difference.


F6, Connection, Data Connection, enable "Force Active Mode...". one that's configured try again, and if you have problems, post new session log.
I’m supposed to fill in my internal IP right ?
If so, no dice :(

[R] 220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [TLS] ----------
[R] 220-You are user number 1 of 50 allowed.
[R] 220-Local time is now 14:04. Server port: 21.
[R] 220-This is a private system - No anonymous login
[R] 220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity.
[R] USER imgdump
[R] 331 User imgdump OK. Password required
[R] PASS (hidden)
[R] 230-User imgdump has group access to: imgdump
[R] 230 OK. Current restricted directory is /
[R] SYST
[R] 215 UNIX Type: L8
[R] FEAT
[R] 211-Extensions supported:
[R] EPRT
[R] IDLE
[R] MDTM
[R] SIZE
[R] REST STREAM
[R] MLST type*;size*;sizd*;modify*;UNIX.mode*;UNIX.uid*;UNI X.gid*;unique*;
[R] MLSD
[R] ESTP
[R] PASV
[R] EPSV
[R] SPSV
[R] ESTA
[R] AUTH TLS
[R] PBSZ
[R] PROT
[R] 211 End.
[R] CWD /public_html
[R] 250 OK. Current directory is /public_html
[R] PWD
[R] 257 "/public_html" is your current location
[R] TYPE A
[R] 200 TYPE is now ASCII
[R] Listening on PORT: 1164, Waiting for connection.
[R] PORT 192,168,1,10,4,140
[R] 200 PORT command successful
[R] LIST -al
[R] 425 Could not open data connection to port 1164: Connection timed out
[R] List Error
[R] QUIT
[R] 221-Goodbye. You uploaded 0 and downloaded 0 kbytes.
[R] 221 Logout.
[R] Logged off:

[MxxCon]

I’m supposed to fill in my internal IP right ?no:) your internet ip should go there. if it's dynamic and changes often, you can just put http://iplookup.flashfxp.com and it will automaticly be converted to your internet ip.

[KeN_12]

Yarrr... no difference :(
I guess I'll uninstall 3.4 and re-register 2.0 or another < 3.4 version then.

[MxxCon]

no difference?
you mean even after you entered iplookup.flashfxp.com it still sending PORT command with your lan ip?

[KeN_12]

I entered my IP and it didn't change a thing.
But when I tried iplookup.flashfxp.com it gave me a 500 error.

[KeN_12]

Oh man.. I just found out what the problem was.
There seem to be three states of "Use Passive mode" (WHY ??)
'checked' 'checked + grayed out' 'unchecked'
Somehow if I checked it + the gray it didn't use passive mode.

Strange, but it works now.
Geez. Thanks for the help MxxCon.

[MxxCon]

in site manager grey checkbox is default setting that is going to be inherited from global settings.

[bigstar]

It would be extremely helpful to see a copy of the ftp session log for FlashFXP v2.0.

Also you may need to manually add FlashFXP v3.4 to the allow list for your firewall.

Some software firewalls have problems when you have multiple versions of a application with the same filename. So you might try renaming FlashFXP.exe to something else.