Deb, I've been having success with Used Disks' EZ-FTP after ws_FTP stopped working for me. It's got less pzazz, but connects every time and stays online quite well.
Joseph Oh, yes. PS. Its free ----- Original Message ----- From: The PuterBug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 1:42 PM Subject: [wdvltalk] OT ftp problems > Hi Gang, > > I'm having a heckuva time with my ws_ftp pro program, but only with > one server that I work on. The rest of the connections are working fine. > I've been back and forth w/the server people on this for over a week > now and no fix has been found. Things were working fine on all servers > until a little over a week ago. Here is what's going on: > > I fire up my ftp program, and go to say the main folder for a site. > If I let this sit (no activity) for more than 4-5 minutes, I get the error msg: > > "No socket > It appears that the connection is dead. Attempting reconnect ..." > > Then after I'd say 10-15 seconds I can normally get in where I need to > go, but not always. Sometimes this takes longer, sometimes if it's sat > a really long time (open in one place) I actually have to disconnect and > reconnect to access the folders. > > I've had this happen twice before and there's always been a fix for it. > One time, the server people moved my sites to a new server, this was > going to happen anyway, they just moved me to the front of the line > for this because of the problems I was having. Problem solved. > > Other time, the Admin person for the site dealt w/the sever people and > found that some settings needed adjusting in the: ProFTPD configuration file > and once those settings were changed, problem solved. I did not make > these changes, they were done at the server level. > > Neither of these fixes have worked in this instance. I've done packet checks > for them, to mention only one test. I have the same problem on the same > server for two different accounts, both my desktop computer on a cable > modem and my laptop > computer w/a cell phone connection. A friend helped out by testing from > her end, she's in CA and I'm in WI. She didn't experience the dead connection, > but she was tossed into the main folders after reconnecting. This is another > thing that happens occasionally to me but not as often as the dead connection > problem. This happens EVERY TIME that I use the ftp. > > The latest from the server people is a fix that really isn't a fix: > "Aside from writing a batch script in windows to ping the host every 4 minutes > or so, I don't know of any other programs that would keep a connection alive > for you. Have you tried re-creating the account in ws_ftp to see if it > fixes the > keep-alive?" > > Yes, I've adjusted the keep-alive and yes, I've re-created the account but > that didn't do any good. Anyone know of a program I could download or buy > somewhere that would cure this problem? I don't have a clue how to write > a batch script or how to use one if I had one. > > Thanks, everyone! > Deb > > > > ____ . The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM . ____ > To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: > http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub > > ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ > > You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
