Hi

I have been given something similar to (but not exactly)


Server: 52.215.248.78

Port: 21

Username: gracelands

Password: GEEZcqs##2



as FTP login information to access a clients website files.


I have used ftp alot and the server numbers are never part of this its usually


Host: ftp.websiteaddress.com

Port: 21

Username: gracelands

Password: GEEZcqs##2

also tried ftp://52.215.248.78


But none of the above work on my FileZilla Ftp software, any ideas what I'm missing guys?

only get

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error: Connection timed out

error: Failed to retrieve directory listing

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Cheers

 

Just entry the ip address on it's own (not prefixed with ftp.),eg

 

Host: 52.215.248.78
Port: 21
Username: gracelands
Password: GEEZcqs##2

Yes it can be used; a domain name is generally just a human-friendly shortcut to an IP address

Generally yes, although as has been said you just need to enter the address, without any prefix or suffix.

 

In the examples above, "ftp." is a subdomain - this shouldn't need to be put into anything other than a browser if you were wanting to try and force a directory listing. This would pretty much never be used with an IP address.

 

"ftp://" is a string to tell the client what protocol we're going to use, much the same as when we use "http://" or "smb://". The vast majority of FTP clients will not require this - they already know you are going to try and connect via FTP. This prefix may be used with both IP addresses and domain names.

 

Domain names do in all cases literally just point to "hosts" on the Internet or another network, and as long as in both cases you are referencing the same resource, you'll be good to go.

 

Jon

Oh, and another thing - may I strongly reccomend the FireFTP plugin for Firefox for FTP tasks? It's free, and works a treat!

 

I use this extensively, and it's just so handy and easy to use. Never had any problems yet, whereas some other clients like CyberDuck and FileZilla can be somewhat tempremental at times.

 

Jon

OK so tried a few FTP clients and get the same result, could there be some security blocking connection?

can your network actually access the IP?

 

Try copy/paste it into your browser and see what happens, if it can't connect then maybe a firewall or something is blocking it