Cant connect to ftps using port 21 with flash fxp, plz help!

Dec 02 04 10:11 am

hi!
i installed wingate recently but i cant seem to connect to ftps using port 21!
this appears:
[R] 150 Opening data connection for directory list.
[R] 425 Cannot open data connection (10060).
[R] List Error

or this:
[R] 425 Cannot open data connection .
[R] List Error

i using port , what should i do to make this work?
thx in advance

Dec 02 04 5:56 pm

What version of Wingate did you install?

Dec 13 04 5:05 pm

sorry for the late reply!!
the last one!
im using www proxy server, socks proxy server and ftp proxy server!
plz i need help :(((

Dec 13 04 5:07 pm

What port number was the server configured on? If it was not port 21, then the driver/NAT would not pick up the secondary channel creation - you need to proxy this connection.

Dec 13 04 5:15 pm

i turned windows firewall off and it works but i wanted to keep windows firewall on!
ftp proxy server is on port 21, www proxy server is on port 1111, and socks server is on port 1080.
the ftp im trying to connect to is on port 21, it should work on passive but the ftp only allows port!
how can i make this work?
thx

Dec 13 04 5:16 pm

Can you run traffic capture on Wingate machine?

Dec 13 04 5:19 pm

not sure what ur talking about! how do u see that?
thx for all ur help

Dec 13 04 5:21 pm

pixa wrote:i turned windows firewall off and it works but i wanted to keep windows firewall on!

You have found yourself in the rather sticky situation where you have a firewall product installed which is blocking the incoming connection. WinGate will automatically open a hole in it's firewall for that type of connection - but it does not control other firewalls.

Try running it in passive mode?

Last edited by Pascal on Dec 13 04 5:21 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Dec 13 04 5:21 pm

Hold on - you have Wnidows firewall on, right? It might simply block the connection back from the server even though Wingate is prepared to accept it - you have to shut Windows firewall down then.

Dec 13 04 5:24 pm

but without wingate the windows firewall didnt block this before!
isnt there some setting that can resolve this matter, without turning the win firewall off?
thx for all the help :)

Dec 13 04 5:27 pm

Because Wingate might change the port number for better internal port distribution and Windows firewall cannot notice it.

Dec 13 04 5:28 pm

so is there any way i can know the port wingate is using and open it on the windows firewall?

Dec 13 04 5:28 pm

Normally - no.

Dec 13 04 5:29 pm

From the FlashXP homepage:

Flash FXP FAQ wrote:A: There are two possible reasons.
1. You are behind a firewall and the FTP server is unable to connect to your computer. To resolve this issue you need to use Passive mode. This option is located in Preferences on the Proxy tab. Check "Use Passive mode".

http://www.flashfxp.com/support.php?s=FAQ

Dec 13 04 5:36 pm

i opened the port it was trying to use on win firewall and now connects, but it doesnt transfer, stays always at 0k/s!

is there a wingate version without firewall?
or can i turn firewall off at the last version?
thx :P

Dec 14 04 8:39 am

It's not the WinGate firewall - it's the Windows firewall that is blocking your traffic. You can turn the WinGate firewall off by going into "Extended Networking" and unticking the firewall option there. (Setting it to disabled).

pixa wrote:i turned windows firewall off and it works but i wanted to keep windows firewall on

However, that is reasonably unlikely to solve your problem - because, as you indicated - when you turn the Windows firewall off, your ftp activity succeeds.

From what we've been able to learn by reading Flash FXP's FAQ and support information, running their application in passive mode will resolve these problems.

Dec 14 04 9:18 am

http://slacksite.com/other/ftp.html

That gives you a good explanation of the differences, etc. and why / how the different modes work.