FTP Trouble in Vista

Brandon · External Since: Feb 22, 2007 Posts: 38

I am unable to upload files to my websites using ANY FTP utility (Windows
Explorer included). This started happening when I moved to Vista from XP
(clean install). I'm able to connect to websites via FTP, but unable to
upload or delete files. I get a 550 permission error, but my permissions
are correct and I've verified this by using another XP machine with the same
settings. So it is Vista specific. I've turned the firewall off in Vista,
but still have the same problem. Any other ideas?

Brandon

Mary · External Since: Jun 18, 2006 Posts: 245

I had some trouble too but was able to solve it with a free FTP utility--
Core FTP Lite.
http://www.coreftp.com/download.html
Turn that firewall back on asap!
"Brandon" wrote:

> I am unable to upload files to my websites using ANY FTP utility (Windows
> Explorer included). This started happening when I moved to Vista from XP
> (clean install). I'm able to connect to websites via FTP, but unable to
> upload or delete files. I get a 550 permission error, but my permissions
> are correct and I've verified this by using another XP machine with the same
> settings. So it is Vista specific. I've turned the firewall off in Vista,
> but still have the same problem. Any other ideas?
>
> Brandon
>
>

Brandon · External Since: Feb 22, 2007 Posts: 38

Mystery solved (finally). It turns out that because I had disabled IPv6
that FTP uploads stopped working (though I don't know why). I was able to
connect, but not upload/delete. I originally disabled IPv6 and the 2
Link-Layer Topology options because I was having trouble with my Wireless
connection and disabling IPv6 seemed to fix this, but broke FTP. Enabling
IPv6 and the 2 Link-Layer Topology option in TCP/IP properties allowed me to
upload again (thankfully).

Brandon

"Brandon" wrote in message

>I am unable to upload files to my websites using ANY FTP utility (Windows
>Explorer included). This started happening when I moved to Vista from XP
>(clean install). I'm able to connect to websites via FTP, but unable to
>upload or delete files. I get a 550 permission error, but my permissions
>are correct and I've verified this by using another XP machine with the
>same settings. So it is Vista specific. I've turned the firewall off in
>Vista, but still have the same problem. Any other ideas?
>
> Brandon

Brandon · External Since: Feb 22, 2007 Posts: 38

Ok, maybe I celebrated too early . . . because changing the IPv6 settings
helped fix the FTP for one site, but not the others. Very confusing.

Brandon

"Brandon" wrote in message

> Mystery solved (finally). It turns out that because I had disabled IPv6
> that FTP uploads stopped working (though I don't know why). I was able to
> connect, but not upload/delete. I originally disabled IPv6 and the 2
> Link-Layer Topology options because I was having trouble with my Wireless
> connection and disabling IPv6 seemed to fix this, but broke FTP. Enabling
> IPv6 and the 2 Link-Layer Topology option in TCP/IP properties allowed me
> to upload again (thankfully).
>
> Brandon
>
> "Brandon" wrote in message
>
>>I am unable to upload files to my websites using ANY FTP utility (Windows
>>Explorer included). This started happening when I moved to Vista from XP
>>(clean install). I'm able to connect to websites via FTP, but unable to
>>upload or delete files. I get a 550 permission error, but my permissions
>>are correct and I've verified this by using another XP machine with the
>>same settings. So it is Vista specific. I've turned the firewall off in
>>Vista, but still have the same problem. Any other ideas?
>>
>> Brandon
>

Brandon · External Since: Feb 22, 2007 Posts: 38

Sorry for too many updates, but results keep changing . . . after changing
the IPv6 settings, the one site's FTP worked ok for a few minutes . . . but
then all sites stopped working again!

Brandon

"Brandon" wrote in message

> Ok, maybe I celebrated too early . . . because changing the IPv6 settings
> helped fix the FTP for one site, but not the others. Very confusing.
>
> Brandon
>
> "Brandon" wrote in message
>
>> Mystery solved (finally). It turns out that because I had disabled IPv6
>> that FTP uploads stopped working (though I don't know why). I was able
>> to connect, but not upload/delete. I originally disabled IPv6 and the 2
>> Link-Layer Topology options because I was having trouble with my Wireless
>> connection and disabling IPv6 seemed to fix this, but broke FTP.
>> Enabling IPv6 and the 2 Link-Layer Topology option in TCP/IP properties
>> allowed me to upload again (thankfully).
>>
>> Brandon
>>
>> "Brandon" wrote in message
>>
>>>I am unable to upload files to my websites using ANY FTP utility (Windows
>>>Explorer included). This started happening when I moved to Vista from XP
>>>(clean install). I'm able to connect to websites via FTP, but unable to
>>>upload or delete files. I get a 550 permission error, but my permissions
>>>are correct and I've verified this by using another XP machine with the
>>>same settings. So it is Vista specific. I've turned the firewall off in
>>>Vista, but still have the same problem. Any other ideas?
>>>
>>> Brandon
>>
>

MICHAEL · External Since: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1382

There's a setting in IE's options under the
"Advanced" tab to check "Use Passive FTP".
See if that helps.

Or try this;

Copy and paste the below into an elevated CMD
prompt.

netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled

-Michael

"Brandon" wrote in message

> Sorry for too many updates, but results keep changing . . . after changing the IPv6 settings,
> the one site's FTP worked ok for a few minutes . . . but then all sites stopped working
> again!
>
> Brandon
>
> "Brandon" wrote in message
>
>> Ok, maybe I celebrated too early . . . because changing the IPv6 settings helped fix the FTP
>> for one site, but not the others. Very confusing.
>>
>> Brandon
>>
>> "Brandon" wrote in message
>>
>>> Mystery solved (finally). It turns out that because I had disabled IPv6 that FTP uploads
>>> stopped working (though I don't know why). I was able to connect, but not upload/delete.
>>> I originally disabled IPv6 and the 2 Link-Layer Topology options because I was having
>>> trouble with my Wireless connection and disabling IPv6 seemed to fix this, but broke FTP.
>>> Enabling IPv6 and the 2 Link-Layer Topology option in TCP/IP properties allowed me to
>>> upload again (thankfully).
>>>
>>> Brandon
>>>
>>> "Brandon" wrote in message
>>>
>>>>I am unable to upload files to my websites using ANY FTP utility (Windows Explorer
>>>>included). This started happening when I moved to Vista from XP (clean install). I'm able
>>>>to connect to websites via FTP, but unable to upload or delete files. I get a 550
>>>>permission error, but my permissions are correct and I've verified this by using another XP
>>>>machine with the same settings. So it is Vista specific. I've turned the firewall off in
>>>>Vista, but still have the same problem. Any other ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Brandon
>>>
>>
>

jspellman · Joined: Sep 09, 2007 Posts: 1

Brandon,

Did you ever find a solution to this FTP trouble in Vista? I just purchased a new desktop with Vista Home. I was able to FTP for a few days, but now get login failures with whatever FTP client I run. It's taken days to install new softare and get the system configured, so I'm not sure what I installed that took it down.

I have followed the suggestions in this post including running "netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled" in elevated. I have learned a lot about Vista, but it still doesn't work.

jeanne

morningboat · Joined: Sep 20, 2007 Posts: 1

This is probably caused by a bug of microsoft, see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/934376

To solve this problem, I'd recommend you to use the CrossFTP Client ( http://www.crossftp.com/ ). It works fine in Vista even other clients failed, since it does not depend on high level win32 API that caused the problem.