

I changed the real user name and IP, but the rest of the data (including the port) is the real data. Here is the logging information from FluentFTP.

public void FtpStuff()Ĭlient.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("myname", "password") Ĭlient.EncryptionMode = FtpEncryptionMode.Explicit Unable to build data connection: Operation not permitted. This is the line that throws the exception StreamReader streamReader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()) Request.Method = įtpWebResponse response = (FtpWebResponse)request.GetResponse() Request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("myname", "password") Since I'm able to connect using FileZilla from the same computer, I'm not sure how to go about troubleshooting this.įtpWebRequest request = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url) NET code using FtpWebClient, I get the error I'm able to connect and list a directory using FileZilla of WinSCP.

In our example, you will paste " /pub/softlib/software11/COL12216/ja-35999-20/ : Locate "Remote site:" drop down list and paste the path to file excluding the hostname and the filename.Launch FileZilla FTP Client and paste the entire url in the field labelled " Host:" - I know some one will say that it requires host name only - thats right - if you are lazy like me, just paste and Filezilla will sort itself out!įileZilla will attempt to navigate through to the file but will encounter an error in the end.Lets assume you want to download the URL "" using our FTP client.Stop the download and press CTRL + J to show download list in Firefox.Right click and copy the download URL as shown below:.Once you have selected the correct file to download, proceed! Firefox will start downloading.Search for it in following the instructions from the site. Lets assume you want to download a driver.Windows 7 (although windows XP and Vista works well).Download theĬlient version and install it. When you visit, you will find two versions, a client version and a server version. To achieve this, one requires FTP client software.

For some reasons, one may wish to download files, especially large ones, using FTP clients. Support is available in public forums and wiki from its official website. In easy-to-understand-terms, its free as in beer! FileZilla is a well supported open source software, which is available free of charge under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
