: Failure retrieving contents of directory Currently I have a couple of websites. My problem is that if I login on 1 specific domain with any of my programs (using notepadd++, FileZilla and Netbeans)
Currently I have a couple of websites. My problem is that if I login on 1 specific domain with any of my programs (using notepadd++, FileZilla and Netbeans) the program stops at the content listing.
I had it correctly running, (I'm working on a project on this domain for more than a year now) and suddenly I broke it somehow.
This only happens on 1 specific domain, all other domains (from other hosts) are working.
My colleague (next to me with same ip address) is able to login on this domain.
Notepadd++ says: Failure retrieving contents of directory
Filezilla says: Failed to retrieve directory listing
Netbean popups: Upload files on save failed. (Because I have the
setting upload on save enabled.)
What I tried:
First I thought it's my firewall, I disabled firewall but no result. Also notice that all other domain are working.
Maby a blacklist with my ip address? No my colleague has the same ip address.
Could anyone help me on this?
Notepad++ Log
[NppFTP] Everything initialized
-> TYPE I
Connecting
-> Quit
220 ProFTPD 1.3.3e Server ready.
-> USER username
331 Password required for domain
-> PASS *HIDDEN*
230 User username logged in
-> TYPE A
200 Type set to A
-> MODE S
200 Mode set to S
-> STRU F
200 Structure set to F
-> CWD /domains/domain.nl/
250 CWD command successful
Connected
-> CWD /domains/domain.nl/
250 CWD command successful
-> PASV
227 Entering Passive Mode (194,247,31,xx,137,xx).
-> LIST -al
Failure retrieving contents of directory /domains/domain.nl/
Filezilla log
Status: Verbinden met 194.247.xx.xx:21...
Status: Verbinding aangemaakt, welkomstbericht afwachten...
Antwoord: 220 ProFTPD 1.3.3e Server ready.
Commando: USER username
Antwoord: 331 Password required for username
Commando: PASS ********
Antwoord: 230 User username logged in
Commando: SYST
Antwoord: 215 UNIX Type: L8
Commando: FEAT
Antwoord: 211-Features:
Antwoord: MDTM
Antwoord: MFMT
Antwoord: LANG en-US;ja-JP;zh-TW;it-IT;fr-FR;zh-CN;ru-RU;bg-BG;ko-KR
Antwoord: TVFS
Antwoord: UTF8
Antwoord: AUTH TLS
Antwoord: MFF modify;UNIX.group;UNIX.mode;
Antwoord: MLST modify*;perm*;size*;type*;unique*;UNIX.group*;UNIX.mode*;UNIX.owner*;
Antwoord: PBSZ
Antwoord: PROT
Antwoord: REST STREAM
Antwoord: SIZE
Antwoord: 211 End
Commando: OPTS UTF8 ON
Antwoord: 200 UTF8 set to on
Status: Verbonden
Status: Mappenlijst ophalen...
Commando: PWD
Antwoord: 257 "/" is the current directory
Commando: TYPE I
Antwoord: 200 Type set to I
Commando: PASV
Antwoord: 227 Entering Passive Mode (194,247,31,xx,xxx,xx).
Commando: MLSD
Fout: Verbinding verloren
Fout: Ontvangen van mappenlijst is mislukt
Sorry that it's dutch.
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I changed the transfer connection mode from passive to active and got it working. Does anyone know why my computer wants it to be active if I used passive for more then a year?
So weird that only my computer needs this setting after this while of use the other setting...
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The FTP protocol requires one of the two computers involved in the transfer to open a data connection on a second port in order to complete the transfer. In 'Active' mode, the client opens a port and the server connects back to the client. In 'Passive' mode, the server opens a port and the client connects to the server a second time.
Problems with this are usually caused by port-blocking firewalls.
In the old days - FTP was invented in the 1980s - port-blocking firewalls were uncommon. In the 90's and 00's, however, it became common for home, business and other end-users to be behind a port-blocking firewall such as a home router, and Active mode would often fail.
These days, however, it is very common for the server itself to be behind a port-blocking firewall for security reasons. Home and business users now have the ability to dynamically open ports using features such as UPNP. So the situation is reversed: Active mode will often work, and Passive mode will often fail.
If both the server and client are behind a firewall, and no feature such as UPNP is available, you will not be able to transfer anything with FTP. If only the control port (usually port 21) is open, you will be able to see directory listings, but not transfer any files.
If available, SSH or SCP are much more reliable protocols that are far more compatible with modern firewalling.
Maybe you can look into this solution. Mostly it is because Filezilla and Notepad++ file version upgraded. Some setting had changed.
forums.proftpd.org/smf/index.php?topic=11084.0
Good Luck
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