Any other approach to download through FTP?

[Guest Eric]

Does anyone have any suggestions on any other approach to download through

FTP? Our computer center blocks the FTP function on accessing Internet. Does

anyone have any suggestions on how to download files?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions

Eric

[Guest Tim Slattery]

Re: Any other approach to download through FTP?

 

Eric <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Does anyone have any suggestions on any other approach to download through

>FTP? Our computer center blocks the FTP function on accessing Internet. Does

>anyone have any suggestions on how to download files?

 

Many places that offer files via FTP also have a web interface. Other

than that, your only hope is to get your admins to unblock FTP. Or

maybe to persuade the admin of the FTP server to have it listen on a

non-standard port.

 

--

Tim Slattery

MS MVP(Shell/User)

Slattery_T@bls.gov

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

[Guest DJ]

Re: Any other approach to download through FTP?

 

I also have some users in a SBS2003R2 network that would like to download PDF

files from an FTP site, they have used IE in the past and it worked fine,

when not connected to a Server.

So, what needs to be opened to unblock the users from downloading to their

XP PC's. I did verify that I can do it from the server, but not from any work

stations, even if logged on as a user with Admin rights.

 

"Tim Slattery" wrote:

> Eric <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

> >Does anyone have any suggestions on any other approach to download through

> >FTP? Our computer center blocks the FTP function on accessing Internet. Does

> >anyone have any suggestions on how to download files?

>

> Many places that offer files via FTP also have a web interface. Other

> than that, your only hope is to get your admins to unblock FTP. Or

> maybe to persuade the admin of the FTP server to have it listen on a

> non-standard port.

>

> --

> Tim Slattery

> MS MVP(Shell/User)

> Slattery_T@bls.gov

> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

>

[Guest Tim Slattery]

Re: Any other approach to download through FTP?

 

DJ <DJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I also have some users in a SBS2003R2 network that would like to download PDF

>files from an FTP site, they have used IE in the past and it worked fine,

>when not connected to a Server.

 

Huh?? What do you mean "when not connected to a server"? You have to

connect to an FTP server in order to download or upload files.

>So, what needs to be opened to unblock the users from downloading to their

>XP PC's. I did verify that I can do it from the server, but not from any work

>stations, even if logged on as a user with Admin rights.

 

I was assuming that your LAN admins had set up a firewall someplace to

block port 21, the standard FTP control port. You're now saying that

you can connect to the FTP server in question from a "server" on the

same LAN?

 

I'm not quite understanding, but you - or somebody who knows in detail

how your network works - needs to check whatever firewalls exist

between the affected workstations and the FTP server. Clearly

something is blocking communications.

 

--

Tim Slattery

MS MVP(Shell/User)

Slattery_T@bls.gov

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

[Guest DJ]

Re: Any other approach to download through FTP?

 

When the workstations were on a stand a lone peer to peer network before

installing SBS2003R2. That is when they could connect and download files to

FTP sites via IE.

The FTP site is not on site, it is a remote location that has given him

access to download some of their files via the internet.

 

"Tim Slattery" wrote:

> DJ <DJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

> >I also have some users in a SBS2003R2 network that would like to download PDF

> >files from an FTP site, they have used IE in the past and it worked fine,

> >when not connected to a Server.

>

> Huh?? What do you mean "when not connected to a server"? You have to

> connect to an FTP server in order to download or upload files.

>

> >So, what needs to be opened to unblock the users from downloading to their

> >XP PC's. I did verify that I can do it from the server, but not from any work

> >stations, even if logged on as a user with Admin rights.

>

> I was assuming that your LAN admins had set up a firewall someplace to

> block port 21, the standard FTP control port. You're now saying that

> you can connect to the FTP server in question from a "server" on the

> same LAN?

>

> I'm not quite understanding, but you - or somebody who knows in detail

> how your network works - needs to check whatever firewalls exist

> between the affected workstations and the FTP server. Clearly

> something is blocking communications.

>

> --

> Tim Slattery

> MS MVP(Shell/User)

> Slattery_T@bls.gov

> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

>