FTP on VISTA

[Xarzu]

Once upon a time, I could put my ftp address in the address bar of my IE browser and it would go to my web site server area after prompting me for my username and password.

Now with the new IE and with VISTA, I cannot do this. I wonder if the people who make ftp software for a living complained to Microsoft.

Does anyone know of any special way to make my browser work with an FTP address?

 

[jaqie]

well... there's this little utility in windows called CMD. (start>run CMD) and in that, you can run another command line utility called *gasp* ftp.
basically goes like this (ill use how I get opera on a new install as an example)
click start>run, enter cmd, press enter.
new window pops up. type:
ftp<enter>
open ftp.opera.com<enter>
(it asks for an ftp username, use this one always!)
anonymous<enter>
(it asks for a password for that user, just type your email addy)
user@provider.com<enter>
bin<enter>
hash<enter>
ls<enter> (to get a directory listing)
(I see pub... lets go into it)
cd pub<enter>
(repeat with the directories of what file you want, soon I am in pub\opera\win\927)
get Opera_9.27_Eng_Setup.exe<enter> !!!IMPORTANT!!! Case matters... Opera is not opera
(wait for it to say it is done)
quit<enter>
exit<enter>
You're done. it downloaded it into the directory displayed when you first typed FTP in the prompt.

 

[Nothinman]

Except that the cli FTP utility that comes with Windows is about as bad as they get. It doesn't do tab completion so directories with strange characters or spaces are a PITA, there's no progress or speed bar, it has no batch or background processing, etc. It's a good fallback when you have nothing better but it's not something you should be using on a daily basis.

 

[Snapster]

If you just want to download files with anon FTP use IE, or if you need to log on with username and password do paste the address in explorer, you can then enter your user/pass and get a folder view so you can upload and download.

 

[Zero001]

Originally posted by: Xarzu
Once upon a time, I could put my ftp address in the address bar of my IE browser and it would go to my web site server area after prompting me for my username and password.

Now with the new IE and with VISTA, I cannot do this. I wonder if the people who make ftp software for a living complained to Microsoft.

Does anyone know of any special way to make my browser work with an FTP address?

Still works for me. Running Vista x64 and IE7.

 

[jaqie]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
the cli FTP utility that comes with Windows is about as bad as they get.

Yeah, that's why the first (and only) thing I get with it is opera.

there's no progress or speed bar

hash

it has no batch or background processing

start>run cmd, open another instance.

 

[Xarzu]

Originally posted by: jaqie
well... there's this little utility in windows called CMD. (start>run CMD) and in that, you can run another command line utility called *gasp* ftp.
basically goes like this (ill use how I get opera on a new install as an example)
click start>run, enter cmd, press enter.
new window pops up. type:
ftp<enter>
open ftp.opera.com<enter>
(it asks for an ftp username, use this one always!)
anonymous<enter>
(it asks for a password for that user, just type your email addy)
user@provider.com<enter>
bin<enter>
hash<enter>
ls<enter> (to get a directory listing)
(I see pub... lets go into it)
cd pub<enter>
(repeat with the directories of what file you want, soon I am in pub\opera\win\927)
get Opera_9.27_Eng_Setup.exe<enter> !!!IMPORTANT!!! Case matters... Opera is not opera
(wait for it to say it is done)
quit<enter>
exit<enter>
You're done. it downloaded it into the directory displayed when you first typed FTP in the prompt.

I gave this a shot. I successfully logged on to my ftp website via a command line.

As a test, I tried to "get" a file from a directory I went to and that "ls" said was there. And, yes, I was careful to recognize case sensitivity.


200 PORT command successful
150-Connecting to port 62016
150 74.2 kbytes to download
> Replace Existing File with Temp File:I/O Error
226-File successfully transferred
226 0.036 seconds (measured here), 2.03 Mbytes per second
ftp: 76216 bytes received in 0.52Seconds 146.85Kbytes/sec.
ftp>

After I quit and went to the command line I did a "dir" from the directory I was in when I ran the ftp command and the file was not there.

I went to the command line and tried "dir /s/b" and I got a "File Not Found" again.

So the "> Replace Existing File with Temp File:I/O Error" must mean it is not set up correctly.

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Except that the cli FTP utility that comes with Windows is about as bad as they get. It doesn't do tab completion so directories with strange characters or spaces are a PITA, there's no progress or speed bar, it has no batch or background processing, etc. It's a good fallback when you have nothing better but it's not something you should be using on a daily basis.

So what is?

Originally posted by: Zero001

Originally posted by: Xarzu
Once upon a time, I could put my ftp address in the address bar of my IE browser and it would go to my web site server area after prompting me for my username and password.

Now with the new IE and with VISTA, I cannot do this. I wonder if the people who make ftp software for a living complained to Microsoft.

Does anyone know of any special way to make my browser work with an FTP address?

Still works for me. Running Vista x64 and IE7.

How?

When I type the FTP address in the address space I get:

Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage

Most likely causes:
You are not connected to the Internet.
The website is encountering problems.
There might be a typing error in the address.

What you can try:
Diagnose Connection Problems

More information

The "Diagnose Connection Problems" I get "Could not connect to the FTP server" and says that the host may be down. But it is not down because I just connected to it with the command line.

And the "More information" says:

[
This problem can be caused by a variety of issues, including:

Internet connectivity has been lost.
The website is temporarily unavailable.
The Domain Name Server (DNS) is not reachable.
The Domain Name Server (DNS) does not have a listing for the website's domain.
If this is an HTTPS (secure) address, click Tools, click Internet Options, click Advanced, and check to be sure the SSL and TLS protocols are enabled under the security section.

For offline users

You can still view subscribed feeds and some recently viewed webpages.
To view subscribed feeds

Click the Favorites Center button , click Feeds, and then click the feed you want to view.

To view recently visited webpages (might not work on all pages)

Click Tools , and then click Work Offline.
Click the Favorites Center button , click History, and then click the page you want to view.

Which is nothing.

 

[MrChad]

Why not use FileZilla? It's a better option than either IE or the CLI tool.

 

[LargeGrue]

Originally posted by: Xarzu
Once upon a time, I could put my ftp address in the address bar of my IE browser and it would go to my web site server area after prompting me for my username and password.

Using a browser as a makeshift FTP client is like using a hole in a tree as a vagina -

You could, but why would you want to?

Right tool, right job, etc., etc., ad nauseum.

 

[jaqie]

FTP giving an exisiting file IO error when there is no file there is either a rights issue (the directory you were in is not writeable to apps) or is an indicator of a much larger problem... without being able to sit in front of your pc and check it out myself, I can only guess at the problem just like a mechanic listening to the sound of an engine over the phone to guess what is wrong with it - you may guess right but you are just guessing.

My best guess and estimation is that your copy of vista has issues, and may even be fubar and need to be wiped and reinstalled.

 

[mooseracing]

Are you running a firewall that has FTP ports open and/or fowarded? Thats the only time I've had IE have an issue with FTP links/addresses.

 

[Nothinman]

hash

Which I guess technically could be a speed indicator if you want to do the math in your head but it's in no way a progress bar.

start>run cmd, open another instance.

If that's all it takes to be considered background or batch processing then I guess just about anything does it...

So what is?

I like ncftp for real CLI ftp work and wget for quick one-off downloads.

 

[dphantom]

Some ftp sites and IE just do not work well together. Don't use IE anyway, use filezilla as someone else mentioned. Excellent open source ftp software.

 

[lokiju]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323446


How to change the Internet Explorer FTP Client mode
1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
3. Click the Advanced tab.
4. Under Browsing, click to clear the Enable folder view for FTP sites check box.
5. Click to select the Use Passive FTP (for firewall and DSL modem compatibility) check box.
6. Click OK.