ftp windoze <- fc3 works fine, ftp fc3 <- fc3 doesn't work? (for me)

[jim lawrence]

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:41:08 +0000, Paul Howarth <paul at city-fan.org> wrote:
> Bob Brennan wrote:
> > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:21:51 +0100, Alexander Boström <abo at kth.se> wrote:
> >
> >>mån 2005-03-14 klockan 11:12 +0000 skrev Bob Brennan:
> >>
> >>
> >>>ftp> ls
> >>>227 Entering Passive Mode (xx,xxx,xxx,xx,xxx,xxx).
> >>>ftp: connect: No route to host
> >>
> >>Sounds like a firewall problem. But why don't you use SFTP instead? On
> >>Windows you can use WinSCP, Filezilla and the commercial SSH client. On
> >>FC3 you might be able to use Nautilus as a SFTP client.
> >
> >
> > Thanks Alexander but what I really need is KISS U -> Keep It Simple
> > for Simple Users.
> >
> > I doubt it's a firewall problem since the same machine running XP is
> > easy and flawless, and using FC3 there is a connection but it is
> > limited to "pwd" and "cd" and will not allow ls, or get or send; which
> > kinda important.
> >
> > The last ftp user (sales-type) that needed to download a large
> > presentation needed step-by-step instructions that went like...
> > 1. on the windows Start Menu
> > 2. choose Run
> > 3. enter command.com [don't forget to press the Enter key]
> > 4. when you see a little black box enter blah blah blah for many more lines
> >
> > "ftp myserver.net, log on as 'anonymous', enter 'get filename.ppt''"
> > is challenging enough but is universal to all machines and fairly
> > idiot proof - on Windoze machines.
> >
> > ...unless it's my server running proFTP and getting a connection from
> > _FC3_ ftp. My question is how to KISS just plain old ftp from FC3?
> 
> I think he meant it's a firewall issue on the FC3 *client* side. If you
> disable the client's firewall, does it work?
> 
> Paul.

I use nautilus for my ftp stuff for one my sites.  No problems at all 
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Jim Lawrence
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