FTP connection to directory failed

I am curently testing one dedicated server in which I can join it by this ip address http://IPADDRESS/~niremco/

and there I can see the index.html.

I have also a cpanel which gives me the settings to make a ftp connection.

I add a user and in the configuration it gives me the option to connect with

user: admin
pass: the password
host: ftp.niremco.co.vu
port: 21

When I try it though it fails:

Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
Status: Connected
Status: Retrieving directory listing...
Command:    PWD
Response:   257 "/" is your current location
Command:    TYPE I
Response:   200 TYPE is now 8-bit binary
Command:    PASV.
Response:   227 Entering Passive Mode (93,*,*,*3,195,93)
Command:    MLSD
Error:  Connection timed out after 20 seconds of inactivity
Error:  Failed to retrieve directory listing

Anyone could help me understand what I'm doing wrong?

Kwnstantinos Natsios

Posted 2015-11-06T12:02:36.903

Reputation: 111

1What happens if you use list instead of mlsd? – DavidPostill – 2015-11-06T12:09:32.540

You mention "IP Address", but you have a named host in your connection details? (Which incidentally doesn't resolve.) – MrWhite – 2015-11-06T12:30:38.343

@DavidPostill where is this option? – Kwnstantinos Natsios – 2015-11-06T12:45:18.970

@KwnstantinosNatsios http://www.nsftools.com/tips/RawFTP.htm#LIST. It might be ls depending on the ftp server (https://www.cs.colostate.edu/helpdocs/ftp.html)

– DavidPostill – 2015-11-06T12:56:20.417

FTP connection to directory failed

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