FTP problems

[Gear]

While uploading or downloading large number of files (like uploading a complex script) It will only trandfer for a minute or so at a time before getting a "The connection failed due to an error or timeout".

I used to just live with the hassle., but now it's really becoming a pain when it takes me all day to upload a script.

Is there some security setting that is kicking in or somehting?

[Frank Broughton]

FTP stinks around here and on most hosts. Use WinSCP w/ SSH to upload your files and you will wonder why you ever bothers with FTP.

It is not security kicking in, it is FTP - a poor tool for large file transfers.

[RickWeb]

Aswell as WinSCP you can use smart ftp and mess around with the setting so it will not stop until it has uploaded what you wanted to upload.

I never have anyproblem witH FTP on my dedicated box or VPS, but i used to have this problem with sharred but not with JAG ( never had a shared / semi dedicated account with them or reseller account for that matter )

[Gear]

I discovered that CuteFTP was running passive even though I had changed it to port. I finally worked it out and it's running much better although it still kicks me sometimes, it doesn't do it near as often as it used to.

[snpperhd]

Thanks guys...I was getting the same error then took your advice and enabled SFTP via Filezilla. No more failures.

snpperhd
P.S. Thanks Jag for the automated reg setup file.