BigGreg85

I was advised to use Resco Explorer to connect to my FTP server, but I still cant connect to them using Resco Explorer. Its not my server because I can connect to it from other computers.

ideas?

thank you

greg

socpsy

What happens when you try to connect? Error messages?

Gerard Samija

Have you installed and properly set up the FTP plugin component of Resco? Do you tap&hold on the new FTP site name in tree view, then tap Connect? Is your web connection working for other types of data transfer?

BigGreg85

There is an error message...

FTP server does not respond:
550 CWD failed.
"C:/ftproot": directory not found.

Gerard Samija

You are trying to make an FTP connection... to a folder called ftproot your own PC hard drive? Is your PC set up as an FTP server?

BigGreg85

Originally Posted by Gerard Samija

You are trying to make an FTP connection... to a folder called ftproot your own PC hard drive? Is your PC set up as an FTP server?

yes it is, actually for some time now. I have had no previous problems connecting to it. Only with the PDA I am having problems.

what could it be?

thank you

greg

Gerard Samija

Sorry, that's beyond me. I've never had any success in networking home networked computers anyway, and gave up trying months ago. Adding the complexities of dynamic IP addresses and firewalls and such would just seem miserably difficult, if those are factors in your situation. My ISP's FTP server has a static IP, making it dead simple to connect. Wouldn't your home PC be dynamic? Or perhaps not, as I've read that one can configure a static IP... Anyway, good luck.

BigGreg85

Originally Posted by Gerard Samija

Sorry, that's beyond me. I've never had any success in networking home networked computers anyway, and gave up trying months ago. Adding the complexities of dynamic IP addresses and firewalls and such would just seem miserably difficult, if those are factors in your situation. My ISP's FTP server has a static IP, making it dead simple to connect. Wouldn't your home PC be dynamic? Or perhaps not, as I've read that one can configure a static IP... Anyway, good luck.

well I have my server set up as a Web server/FTP server so it has a domain name as well.

External I have a dynamic IP...Internal there is a static IP.

Is there another program that would allow me to connect to an FTP server?

Gerard Samija

FtpView is awesome, but limited to one file drag&drop at a time, no folder or multi-file transfers. SuperExplorer is the shareware version sold through Applian, with added features like tap&hold and auto-sliding tree views when dragging... FtpView is freeware. Just install from the CAB appropriate for your device, meaning not 'colour PPC' but rather the ARM version. Lots of versions in that ZIP file.

Cambridge makes an FTP server for the PPC, and also a couple of FTP clients. They're at cam.com.

I think ScottyFTP might still be available from RukSun, but that program stank. I was very upset with them after laying out cash for it in 2000 and seeing so very many erors and really laughable support.

There are probably others. I know Dan East's old DXplor offered plugins like Resco does now, for ZIP and for FTP and registry editing. It might still be available somewhere. Never had much luck making the main program work to my liking, so I didn't purchase it which would have enabled the plugins.