Unable to use FTP

[chiefsmt123]

All of a sudden, I am unable to display the contents of any ftp site on my local LAN using IE or the DOS FTP client. I can login, but I cannot display contents or download ( port 20 ). No other system on my LAN regardless of operating system is having this problem. I am running Windows XP Pro.

I was able to get IE working by setting the IE option for Passive FTP. I do not have to do this on any other system on our LAN. Still, I cannot use the DOS ftp client.

What is really weird is that I can go home, connect to the internet and use our company VPN client to connect to the network and FTP works just fine.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

[kippy13]

Have you installed any firewall software lately on your PC at work or have any of ths network condidtions changed?

"Sometimes I do not know but I try hard"- R.F. Haughty 1923

 

[chiefsmt123]

No firewall software has been installed. No applicable network changes.

I did have to reinstall The Novell Netware client v4.83sp1, though. However, the problem was occuring prior to the reinstall.

 

[ITfromZX81]

Did you find a fix chiefsmt123?

I'm having the exact same problem and I cannot find a reason for it.

 

[chiefsmt123]

Yes.

I had enabled the "stateful firewall" in our Cisco VPN client. This caused the problem. Doi.