Chuck,
Yes - I got word from someone at IBM that they have a problem with the FTP site, again, and he suggested trying again in a day or two (don't know what they keep messing up there, but it seems to happen far too often).
However, here's something very interesting. I was blaming Microsoft for messing it up with an update last month, because the first thing I did after rebooting to apply this week's set of XP/.NET/IE fixes was try to connect to the IBM FTP site for iAccess Service Packs, and it succeeded (to the empty top level directory that is - which seems to be a separate issue as everyone is getting that) in both Firefox 24.0 and FileZIlla.
However, this afternoon it fails to connect again from FileZilla.
This morning it resolved public.dhe.ibm.com to 129.35.224.112 (IBM Ireland) and I could connect.
This afternoon public.dhe.ibm.com is resolving back to 170.225.15.112 (IBM Boulder CO) and I can't connect.
SO - whatever the problem is (whether Microsoft messed something up or not) part of the blame for this must rest with IBM.
If I open a connection in FIleZilla direct to 170.225.15.112 port 21 - I can't connect (times out after sending first 220 welcome message reply, and goes no further):
Status:
Resolving address of public.dhe.ibm.com
Status:
Connecting to 170.225.15.112:21...
Status:
Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
Response:
220-*******************************************************************************
Error:
Connection timed out
Error:
Could not connect to server
Status:
Waiting to retry...
Status:
Resolving address of public.dhe.ibm.com
Status:
Connecting to 170.225.15.112:21...
Status:
Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
Response:
220-*******************************************************************************
Error:
Connection timed out
Error:
Could not connect to server
But if I open a connection direct to 129.35.224.112 port 21 I CAN connect:
Status:
Connecting to 129.35.224.112:21...
Status:
Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
Response:
220-*******************************************************************************
Response:
220-*
*
Response:
220-*
*
Response:
220-* Welcome to AIX Version
6.1!
*
Response:
220-*
*
Response:
220-*
*
Response:
220-* Please see the README file in /usr/lpp/bos for information
pertinent to *
Response:
220-* this release of the AIX Operating
System.
*
Response:
220-*
*
Response:
220-*
*
Response:
220-*******************************************************************************
Response:
220-
Response:
220 dhempanon01.mul.ie.ibm.com FTP server (Version wu-2.6.3(5) Custom Tue Jul 2
15:15:19 MDT 2013) ready.
Command:
USER anonymous
Response:
331 Guest login ok, send any password.
Command:
PASS **************
Response:
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
Command:
SYST
Response:
215 UNIX Type: L8
Command:
FEAT
Response:
500 'FEAT': command not understood.
Status:
Server does not support non-ASCII characters.
Status:
Connected
Status:
Retrieving directory listing...
Command:
PWD
Response:
257 "/" is current directory.
Command:
TYPE I
Response:
200 Type set to I.
Command:
PASV
Response:
227 Entering Passive Mode (129,35,224,112,172,225)
Command:
LIST
Response:
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for /bin/ls.
Response:
226 Transfer complete.
Status:
Directory listing successful
I also have no problem with testcase.boulder.ibm.com
Status:Resolving address of testcase.boulder.ibm.com
Status:Connecting to 170.225.15.31:21...
Status:Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
Response:220-IBM's internal systems must only be used for conducting IBM's
Response:220-business or for purposes authorized by IBM management.
Response:220-
Response:220-Use is subject to audit at any time by IBM management.
Response:220-
Response:220-Before using this service for technical support purposes, refer
Response:220-to the terms of use for Exchanging Diagnostic Data with IBM
Response:220-(see
http://www.ibm.com/de/support/ecurep/service.html).
Response:220-
Response:220 testcase-yellow secure FTP server ready.
Command:USER anonymous
Response:331 Password required for anonymous.
Command:PASS **************
Response:230 Virtual user anonymous logged in.
Command:SYST
Response:215 UNIX Type: L8
Command:FEAT
Response:211-Extensions supported
Response: AUTH
Response: USER
Response: PASS
Response: QUIT
Response: PORT
Response: PASV
Response: EPSV
Response: TYPE
Response: STRU
Response: MODE
Response: RETR
Response: STOR
Response: ABOR
Response: DELE
Response: CWD
Response: XCWD
Response: LIST
Response: NLST
Response: SITE
Response: SYST
Response: STAT
Response: HELP
Response: NOOP
Response: MKD
Response: XMKD
Response: RMD
Response: XRMD
Response: PWD
Response: XPWD
Response: CDUP
Response: XCUP
Response: SIZE
Response: MDTM
Response: RNFR
Response: RNTO
Response: REST
Response: FEAT
Response: ADAT
Response: PROT
Response: PBSZ
Response: APPE
Response: XCRC
Response: CCC
Response: COMB
Response: UTF8
Response:211 END
Command:OPTS UTF8 ON
Response:250 SITE command successful.
Status:Connected
Status:Retrieving directory listing...
Command:PWD
Response:257 "/" is current directory.
Command:TYPE I
Response:200 Type set to I.
Command:PASV
Response:227 Entering Passive Mode (170,225,15,31,254,188)
Command:LIST
Response:150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for file list.
Response:226 Transfer complete.
Status:Directory listing successful
Neil Palmer, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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________________________________
From: CRPence <CRPbottle@xxxxxxxxx>
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 12:08:08 PM
Subject: Re: Can access ANY FTP site - except IBM's
On 11 Oct 2013 05:22, Neil Palmer wrote:
<<SNIP>> there is still a problem. I get an empty directory.
Same with browser access to
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/i/access/windows_sp.html
When I click on a Service Pack # like SI49800 I get an empty top
level directory:
Index of
ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/as400/products/clientaccess/win32/v7r1m0/servicepack/si49800/
Up to higher level directory
Name Size Last Modified
<empty list; no files listed>
Maybe after November’s Windows Updates THAT will work again! ;-)
FWiW: I also found that directory, and all the parent directories, to
be empty. I used an old Mac, both with its FTP client and using FTP://
with Firefox. A Win update is even less likely to change the outcome
for me ;-) However I had no issue with their testcase.boulder.ibm.com
FTP site.
midrange.com
