Closed Bug 225743 Opened 21 years ago Closed 9 years ago

Odd error 425 Download Failed. while accessing FTP directory

Categories

(Core Graveyard :: Networking: FTP, defect)

defect
Not set
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

RESOLVED WONTFIX

People

(Reporter: relf, Unassigned)

References

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Details

Linux release 1.6a build 2003102905 Mozilla reports stange error 425 Download Failed on attempt to load provided URL. Other ftp browsers like NFTP access that server with no problem.
OS/2 build 1.6a has the same problem.
OS: Linux → All
Hardware: PC → All
Summary: Odd error 425 Download Failed while accessing FTP directory → Odd error 425 Download Failed. while accessing FTP directory
I also have this problem. For any ftp protocol URL, I get a "425 Can't open data connection." error. I have no problem connecting to ftp servers using IE or using command line ftp (via cygwin). FYI: I have "use passive FTP" turned OFF in IE. I'm sure this problem has something to do with how our network is configured, but since I can use active ftp from the cygwin command line, I don't understand why Mozilla can't get through. I'd be happy to run tests to help fix this bug, since I use firebird for all my browsing except when I hit an ftp site, when I have to switch to IE (you can imagine how happy I am about that!). Thanks!
I can provide a test ftp site: ftp://68.232.75.147. This is my Linux box at home. IE and Filezilla can reach it, but Firefox and Mozilla cannot. This was confirmed by Neil Parks when I posted to the forum. I'll try to update the ip address if it changes.
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Confirming per comments 2 and 3
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
I did a network packet dump and discovered that mozilla is trying to RETR the directory instead of listing it.
I did a packet dump of a connection that worked and I see the problem. Some ftp servers disconnect you for the error of trying to RETR a directory. Unfortunately, mozilla tries that first. If it tried to CWD first instead, that might work better.
mass reassigning to nobody.
Assignee: dougt → nobody
I'm not sure I can add much more to this bug, only that it is annoying, as it doesn't work very well on some FTP-servers, and not at all in some, including mine (GuildFTPd). As Samuel, I did a TCP dump when Firefox 2.0.0.14 and the FTP-client in Totalcmd 7.0 tries to connect to ftp://ftp.sunet.se and browse the 'bin' directory, With totalcmd, the FTP-session looks like this: > PASV 227 Entering passive mode > LIST 150 Accepted data connection 226-Options: -I > CWD bin 250 OK. Current directory is /bin With Firefox 2.0.0.14 it looks like this: > PASV 227 Entering passive mode > SIZE / 550 I can only retrieve regular files > MDTM / 550 I can only retrieve regular files > RETR / 550 I can only retrieve regular files > PASV 227 Entering passive mode CWD / 250 OK. Current directory is / > LIST 150 Accepted data connection 226-ASCII > PASV 227 Entering passive mode > SIZE bin 550 I can only retrieve regular files > MDTM bin 550 I can only retrieve regular files > RETR bin 550 I can only retrieve regular files > PASV 227 Entering passive mode CWD bin 250 OK. Current directory is /bin Anyone else that thinks that it is a waste to try to load a file as the first option for an FTP-site? Also, when I click a _directory_ in Firefox, it should nkow it is a directory and it should not go through the process of trying to load a file first. It is not an elegant solution. /Tobias
ftp enhancements only in addons these days
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 9 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
Product: Core → Core Graveyard
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