FTP connection error - XP professional SP2

[Guest Rye_Encoke]

I play several online games. In order for the games to update patches I need

to be able to access their ftp server. I get an FTP connection error! Please

check the internet line connection. If I disable my windows xp firewall I

can connect without a problem, but then I end up playing the game with no

firewall which makes me nervous. I have added the associated files to the

firewall exceptions, also added the correct ports to the exceptions. In

internet tools I have unchecked the passive ftp, and also tried it while

checked. Nothing seems to work. Any help would be appreciated.

[Guest GHalleck]

Re: FTP connection error - XP professional SP2

 

 

Rye_Encoke wrote:

> I play several online games. In order for the games to update patches I need

> to be able to access their ftp server. I get an FTP connection error! Please

> check the internet line connection. If I disable my windows xp firewall I

> can connect without a problem, but then I end up playing the game with no

> firewall which makes me nervous. I have added the associated files to the

> firewall exceptions, also added the correct ports to the exceptions. In

> internet tools I have unchecked the passive ftp, and also tried it while

> checked. Nothing seems to work. Any help would be appreciated.

 

What FTP client are you using?

[Guest Rye_Encoke]

Re: FTP connection error - XP professional SP2

 

I don't use a client at all as far as I know. I click on the shortcut to

start the game, it says connecting to FTP server, then after a minute or so I

get the error message. I guess the game client has its own ftp client built

in?

 

"GHalleck" wrote:

>

> Rye_Encoke wrote:

>

> > I play several online games. In order for the games to update patches I need

> > to be able to access their ftp server. I get an FTP connection error! Please

> > check the internet line connection. If I disable my windows xp firewall I

> > can connect without a problem, but then I end up playing the game with no

> > firewall which makes me nervous. I have added the associated files to the

> > firewall exceptions, also added the correct ports to the exceptions. In

> > internet tools I have unchecked the passive ftp, and also tried it while

> > checked. Nothing seems to work. Any help would be appreciated.

>

> What FTP client are you using?

>

[Guest Ghostrider]

Re: FTP connection error - XP professional SP2

 

 

Rye_Encoke wrote:

> I don't use a client at all as far as I know. I click on the shortcut to

> start the game, it says connecting to FTP server, then after a minute or so I

> get the error message. I guess the game client has its own ftp client built

> in?

>

 

Not a very self-assuring arrangement if playing the game to get to its

FTP server requires turning the firewall off. One alternative might be

to put the game into a "trusted" zone, allowing a connection to "tunnel"

through the firewall. Read the firewall instructions on how to do this.