A couple of years ago something changed on the ISP I was then using for my site. FTP (using WS_FTP) became excruciatingly slow, and the connection would drop frequently. This didn't happen with some other ISPs I used. Then someone suggested what someone else already posted here: turn off "Passive File Transfers" - just uncheck the box under the Advanced tab. I don't know if this is the cause of all your problems, but some of the symptoms sound familiar. Hope this helps. Bob Sullivan scp_sulli@sals.edu Schenectady County Public Library (NY) http://www.scpl.org Schenectady County USGenWeb http://www.schenectadyhistory.org
I just went to WS-FTP and did what was suggested - unchecked Passive Transfer. My Remote Directory popped up instantly. I'm not sure why I started having slow loads, since I've not made any changes to my FTP options since I first began using it a few years ago. But the suggested solution appears to solve the problem. Cheers, Nel
I was curious to know more about "Passive Transfer Mode", so looked up "FTP" in www.whatis.com, and found this about "Passive FTP". I assume that this is the same as Passive Transfer Mode, but will do some more looking - fyi: "Passive FTP (sometimes referred to as PASV FTP because it involves the FTP PASV command) is a more secure form of data transfer in which the flow of data is set up and initiated by the File Transfer Program (FTP) client rather than by the FTP server program. Separate FTP client programs, such as WS_FTP Pro, usually allow the user to select passive FTP. Most Web browsers (which act as FTP clients) use passive FTP by default because corporations prefer it as a safety measure..." Gloria At 08:28 AM 3/5/01 -0700, you wrote: >I just went to WS-FTP and did what was suggested - unchecked Passive >Transfer. My Remote Directory popped up instantly. > >I'm not sure why I started having slow loads, since I've not made any >changes to my FTP options since I first began using it a few years ago. But >the suggested solution appears to solve the problem. > >Cheers, >Nel > > >============================== >9 Health Tips for Computer Genealogists >http://www.thirdage.com/features/tech/ouch/