Firewall and FTP login issue

21 Nov 2006 8:19 PM

Dr. Bob

Now that I am on a DSL I take firewall based security more seriously.
However, my ftp programs are giving me fits. Neither cuteFTP nor
FileZilla will work properly - I get a failure to logon msg back from my
ftp server.

This problem goes away and I can login fine when I simply disable the
Windows XP filewall (via Wscui.cpl).

I have used netstat and taskslist to determine the ports being used
by cuteFTP and have tried making its primary port an exception on the
firewall list. I have also tried putting the ftp program itself on the
firewall exception list. Didn't help a bit. Yes, the ftp program does
use some other ports above 1024, but since these are variable trying to
add them to a port exception(s) list is not going to work.

Anyone out there perhaps have a suggestion for getting deeper into this
issue and zeroing in on the problem?

Machine - AMD dual; Windows XP-SP2, FIREFOX and/or Netscape browser, ATT
DSL; affected ftp apps are: cuteFTP, FileZilla, ATT ftp.

Thanks!! Dr. Bob

21 Nov 2006 8:35 PM

Joan Wild

Seems to me you can allow exceptions in the Windows firewall, but if you'd
like expert advice, I'd suggest you ask in a newsgroup about Windows XP
(this one is about security in Access, the database product).

microsoft.public.windows.networking.firewall

--
Joan Wild
Microsoft Access MVP

Dr. Bob wrote:

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> Now that I am on a DSL I take firewall based security more seriously.
> However, my ftp programs are giving me fits. Neither cuteFTP nor
> FileZilla will work properly - I get a failure to logon msg back from
> my ftp server.
>
> This problem goes away and I can login fine when I simply disable the
> Windows XP filewall (via Wscui.cpl).
>
> I have used netstat and taskslist to determine the ports being used
> by cuteFTP and have tried making its primary port an exception on the
> firewall list. I have also tried putting the ftp program itself on the
> firewall exception list. Didn't help a bit. Yes, the ftp program does
> use some other ports above 1024, but since these are variable trying
> to add them to a port exception(s) list is not going to work.
>
> Anyone out there perhaps have a suggestion for getting deeper into
> this issue and zeroing in on the problem?
>
> Machine - AMD dual; Windows XP-SP2, FIREFOX and/or Netscape browser,
> ATT DSL; affected ftp apps are: cuteFTP, FileZilla, ATT ftp.
>
> Thanks!! Dr. Bob

21 Nov 2006 10:51 PM

Dr. Bob

Hi Joan -
Right about the exceptions; that is what I thought also. In this
instance neither a program or service exception nor a ftp port 21
exception seems to work. I will drop in on the newgroups you mentioned.
Thanks! Bob L.

Joan Wild wrote:
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> Seems to me you can allow exceptions in the Windows firewall, but if you'd
> like expert advice, I'd suggest you ask in a newsgroup about Windows XP
> (this one is about security in Access, the database product).
>
> microsoft.public.windows.networking.firewall
>
>