Re: FTP Questions/Problems

[Wayne McAlpine <wayne.mcalpine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chuck, try forcing passive mode.


 SENDPASV subcommand (Specify whether PASV subcommand is sent)

 Use this subcommand to specify whether or not a PASV subcommand is sent
 by the FTP client to the FTP server for data transfer or when issuing
 the DIR and LS subcommands.  The default is ON, which sends the PASV
 subcommand.

 Enter the SENDPAsv subcommand as follows:


     SENDPAsv [0 | 1]


 SENDPAsv    You can abbreviate subcommands to the most unique series of
             characters.

 -           When no parameter is specified, SENDPASV works like a toggle

Chuck Lewis wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I automated an iSeries FTP job years ago here. I have a CL that FTP's a
> file to a Credit service and it's worked fine for years.
>
> I got a request to FTP a file from the iSeries to a customer and can't
> get it to work this way.
>
> If I go to a Command Box I can.
>
> First problems is they gave me an actual name - office.thiscompany.com
> and the iSeries does not like that. If I change it to the actual IP
> address it works as far as logging in OK but fails on the Put:
>
> 0001.00	Output redirected	to a file.
> 0002.00	Input	read from specified override file.
> 0003.00	Connecting to remote host xx.xxx.xxx.xxx using port 21.
> 0004.00	220 Microsoft FTP	Service
> 0005.00	Enter	login	ID (chuck):
> 0006.00	331 Password required for "user id".
> 0007.00	230 User "user ID" logged in.
> 0008.00	Windows_NT
> 0009.00	Enter	an FTP subcommand.
> 0010.00	> put	iSeriesLib/iSeriesFile
> 0011.00	No response	received from FTP	server.
> 0012.00	No response	from	remote host; all connections closed.
> 0013.00	Unable to setup for an active data connection to the server,
> reason code 2.
> 0014.00	Enter	an FTP subcommand.
> 0015.00	> quit
>
> They asked if we could use PASV FTP but I don't think the iSeries
> support that does it ?
>
> And they did mention that:
>
> "You probably need to switch into PASV mode as we're behind a NAT device
> where active FTP doesn't work well."
>
> Any ideas ?
>
> Thanks !
>
> Chuck