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Few people know about and obscure setting in IE6 and possibly
7 that may prevent them from accessing a password protected FTP
sites when using the IE browser. I believe it references the
settings for Active FTP vs. Passive FTP. See below.
This problem includes access from the internet to external USB
drives attached to a router.
According to newsgroups many people are buying external USB hard
drives along with a router that has built in USB port support to
allow selected people access to files. They may have one or more
partitions with just read permissions and one with both
read/write access. It is a great way to give people, friends and
relatives 24 hr. access to all types of files, music or
pictures. It also works well with dialup except for very large
files.
You may have received a error saying you do not have permission
to access and it timed out.
Solution: "In Internet Explorer go to Tools | Internet Options |
Advanced (tab) and uncheck the 'Use Passive Ftp' box. It is
usually checked.
It is toward the bottom of the 'Browsing' section.
Then close all instances of Internet Explorer for the changes to
take effect. Problem solved."
To read more about "Active FTP vs. Passive FTP, a Definitive
Explanation" go to
http://slacksite.com/other/ftp.html
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