Filezilla stop connecting after MLSD

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Pradeep Sanku picture Pradeep Sanku · Aug 8, 2014 · Viewed 11.2k times · Source

I have problem in filezilla connecting to the server through FTP client called FTP.

When i try to connect to server i am getting following

Status: Connecting to xxx.xxx.xxx.xx:21...
Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
Response:   220 ProFTPD 1.3.4a Server (ProFTPD) [xxx.xxx.xxx.xx]
Command:    USER username
Response:   331 Password required for password
Command:    PASS **********
Response:   230 User username logged in
Command:    SYST
Response:   215 UNIX Type: L8
Command:    FEAT
Response:   211-Features:
Response:    MDTM
Response:    MFMT
Response:    TVFS
Response:    UTF8
Response:    MFF modify;UNIX.group;UNIX.mode;
Response:    MLST modify*;perm*;size*;type*;unique*;UNIX.group*;UNIX.mode*;UNIX.owner*;
Response:    LANG ko-KR;it-IT;ja-JP;ru-RU;bg-BG;zh-CN;fr-FR;zh-TW;en-US*
Response:    REST STREAM
Response:    SIZE
Response:   211 End
Command:    OPTS UTF8 ON
Response:   200 UTF8 set to on
Status: Connected
Status: Retrieving directory listing...
Command:    PWD
Response:   257 "/" is the current directory
Command:    TYPE I
Response:   200 Type set to I
Command:    PASV
Response:   227 Entering Passive Mode (xxx,xxx,xxx,xx,xxx,xxx).
Command:    MLSD

And it stop after MLSD and after some time says

Error:  Connection timed out
Error:  Failed to retrieve directory listing

I am able to connect to server through ftp when i connect internet from my mobile.but i dont want to do like that.i need to work with my cable net.

I am using Windows 7 and Laptop.

Please help me to connect.

Answer

Ben Lin picture Ben Lin · Jul 1, 2015

Because some routers or firewall software blocked MLSD communication for some servers, so my final solution is to stop using FileZilla. Sad.

WinSCP is working fine for me now.

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