RE: Conecting to ftp

From: Dru420 (Dru420_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/01/04 

Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 05:14:01 -0700

"David Dickinson" wrote:

> I'm not sure that we have enough information to answer
> your question, but I'll give it a go:
>
> I'm assuming that:
>
> 1) The machine is connected to the internet,
>
> 2) you have Microsoft Internet Explorer open and can view
> web sites, and
>
> 3) you are typing "ftp://999.999.999.999" in the address
> bar (where the nines are replaced by the actual ip address
> of the server you are trying to reach.
>
> Try this first: Click the Tools menu, then Options, then
> the Advanced tab of the dialog box that appears. Scroll
> down a little until you see "Use Passive FTP (for firewall
> and DSL modem compatibility)". If it's checked, uncheck
> it. If it's not checked, put a checkmark in it. Then
> give it a try again and report back here.
>
> If this doesn't help, then we need to know more about your
> network configuration, including how you are connecting,
> TCP/IP configuration, everything.
>
> David Dickinson
> eveningstar at mvps dot org
> (Please reply only to this group)
>
>
thanks for the help, i couldnt get that to work, im on my home pc and im not on a network, i connect with aol broadband which gives me a different ip everytime i sign on, could this be a problem?? im sorry but i dont know where to find my TCP/IP configuration, hope this helps.
thanks, Dru

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