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Re: 425 Can't build date connection: Connection timed out.

Michael P McIntyre wrote:

> ftp> ls
> 227 Entering Passive Mode (204,111,12,156,183,117)
> 200 PORT command successful.
> 425 Can't build data connection: Connection timed out.

FTP works by having two connections between the client and server.
What you are seeing is, ISTR, the kind of thing that happens when the
FTP client is behind the firewall that doesn't allow the server to make
the return connection.

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