Ftp Econnrefused

I am attempting to set up a router on my home office computer so I can sit on my butt in front of the TV and program (php/mysql) using my laptop. This is obviously a very noble mission . . . <rolls eyes at self>

I have now done so many things to my computer in an attempt to solve my ftp connectivity issue (it's being stopped by my XP lan) I don't know which way is up.

FWIW, here's what I've got:



Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : elfhobbit
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

PPP adapter Sprint Mobile Broadband - Novatel Wireless:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 173.127.240.142
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 173.127.240.142
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.28.50.91

68.28.58.92

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-7D-D4-CD-52
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.150
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

I have my Windows Firewall disabled. I use ZoneAlarm and FileZilla (my ftp engine) is not blocked by ZA. Yesterday I was uploading client script updates, so I'm confident the issue isn't FileZilla. I have FZ set according to the manual and the FZ support forum instructions. I cannot get a successful test in the FZ firewall and router config wizard, which tells me the problem is with my lan setup.

Help?

HeadElf

Can you ping 192.168.10.150 from your laptop?

Can you ping your laptop's ip address from 'elfhobbit'?


<sidenote>Have you thought about installing a wamp server on your laptop to eliminate the step of uploading between each test?</sidenote>

This is SO not my problem! I need my ftp working. I can mess with the rest at a later date. My modem is NOT connected to my router. It is a Sprint USB aircard.

I have xampp installed and use it. That is also not the issue.

?

If the router is bothering you, please note I am talking to Trendnet techs as to why I cannot access the router's admin panel despite my lan showing connectivity.

Something in my network setup is blocking my ftp engine from reaching the internet. That is my concern. I am not a networking expert, I'm a php/mysql programmer. PLEASE don't make me use the cpanel file manager to get my scripts updated . . . that would be cruel and unusual punishment . . .

HeadElf

And I just talked to the Trendnet tech. Router is working fine. As soon as the 802.11n access point arrives I will have connectivity with my laptop.

I need my ftp issue solved! Anyone? Help!

HeadElf

This SO IS your problem. If you can't PING the FTP server you can't FTP. Got it? Now, tone down your attitude problem. It looks like you only have one default gateway and that is via your broadband card going to the Internet. You'll want to be on the same network as your FTP server (i.e. your home network) just to make things easier. I'll ask again for ctardi, CAN YOU PING YOUR SERVER?

<grin> Not attitude. Total irreverence. This is the second day I've fought computer issues and I'm beyond giddy.

Talked to the Trendnet tech and router is working fine. Have no idea how to ping the ftp server for my host. Clueless.

I did say I was "networking for dummies" didn't I?

I can do this: I can go to network-tools.com and ping ftp.officeelfsites.com and get this:
Ping 74.53.28.194

[ftp.officeelfsites.com]

Round trip time to 74.53.28.194: 23 ms
Round trip time to 74.53.28.194: 32 ms
Round trip time to 74.53.28.194: 39 ms
Round trip time to 74.53.28.194: 48 ms
Round trip time to 74.53.28.194: 40 ms
Round trip time to 74.53.28.194: 45 ms
Round trip time to 74.53.28.194: 61 ms
Round trip time to 74.53.28.194: 46 ms
Round trip time to 74.53.28.194: 28 ms
Round trip time to 74.53.28.194: 28 ms

Average time over 10 pings: 39 ms

? I'm betting that's not what you meant . . .

HeadElf

I just realized I neglected to add the most critical bit to my original post. Can I plead total brain fry?

I am not ftp'ing between my laptop and my desktop. I am trying to ftp between my laptop and my hosted account in Texas. Until I installed the router and set up a lan, I had no issues.

Since installing the router and initializing my local area network, I can no longer ftp to my website ftp account.

Now do you see why I tried to insist it isn't the router, it's my lan settings?

HeadElf

well to ping from your client try this:
Start -> Run -> "cmd"post the result, then try from the same command promptand post the result with the ping results

<LOL>

I can ping!
Pinging 74.53.28.194 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 74.53.28.194: bytes=32 time=507ms TTL=46
Reply from 74.53.28.194: bytes=32 time=277ms TTL=46
Reply from 74.53.28.194: bytes=32 time=243ms TTL=46
Reply from 74.53.28.194: bytes=32 time=256ms TTL=46

Ping statistics for 74.53.28.194:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 243ms, Maximum = 507ms, Average = 320ms

I can tracert!
Tracing route to windstar.websitewelcome.com [74.53.28.194]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 110 ms 128 ms 121 ms 68.28.49.85
2 552 ms 276 ms 250 ms 68.28.49.91
3 780 ms 264 ms 126 ms 68.28.51.54
4 171 ms 174 ms 187 ms 68.28.55.9
5 * * * Request timed out.
6 326 ms 262 ms 284 ms 68.28.53.69
7 477 ms 808 ms 252 ms sl-gw10-bur-1-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.223.255.17]
8 315 ms 365 ms 754 ms sl-bb20-bur-10-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.0.66]
9 163 ms 199 ms 206 ms sl-crs1-ana-0-1-3-1.sprintlink.net [144.232.24.231]
10 848 ms 113 ms 91 ms sl-gw28-ana-0-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.2.171]
11 175 ms 259 ms 120 ms sl-inetconn-138746-0.sprintlink.net [160.81.147.90]
12 397 ms 874 ms 177 ms 66.192.240.58
13 270 ms 250 ms 180 ms et5-4.ibr03.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.87.253.49]
14 351 ms 442 ms 832 ms te9-1.dsr02.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.87.253.22]
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 230 ms 283 ms 226 ms te1-2.car05.dllstx6.theplanet.com [70.87.254.174]
17 695 ms 354 ms 162 ms windstar.websitewelcome.com [74.53.28.194]

Trace complete.

HeadElf

Having all the details really helps, because when you didn't, and I tried troubleshooting, you freak out at me.


That's nice to know. There was no mention whatsoever of there being anything other than your two computers in your first post.




What does FileZilla say or do when you attempt to connect?
If you go back to the first way you had things set up, does it work again?



Your setup has somewhat confused me because you never gave us a full description at one time, it's split up in multiple posts. It looks like you have:
THE WORLD -> USB MODEM -> PC -> LAN -> ROUTER -> LAPTOP

Is that right?

Now, seeing as how you mention PC and Laptop, which one(s) are the problems showing up on? Which one did you disable firewall on? Can you get internet on both of them? Can both ping the other? Which port of the router is your PC connected to? Do you have your network connections bridged on the PC?

You don't seem to understand troubleshooting at all. You haven't really told us much, and you don't mention which computer you are trying what steps on. You are getting free help. Make it easy for us.

<wince> Sorry. I plead diminished capacity.



FileZilla doesn't even hit ZoneAlarm. I can tell because I removed FileZilla from the programs listing in ZA, then opened FZ and tried to connect to the server. I'm not getting an alert asking if I want to allow FZ to connect, thus it's being blocked before it can attempt an internet connect.

No joy on returning to the original config. Once I did the network setup . . . no clue how to return to pre-lan days. And if I do manage to return to pre-lan days, I still have exactly the same problem the next time I set up a router. <wince>



Exactemente!



Probably both, but the ftp issue is currently on the desktop. I haven't tried it from the laptop as the wireless connection says it's working but it's a useless thing as I cannot yet share anything.



The only firewall I have enabled is ZoneAlarm. I understand ZoneAlarm. The windows firewall? Not a hope. I disabled it everywhere I could find to disable it. Being that it's a MS product, that probably isn't sufficient unto the cause.



I cannot access the internet from my laptop. Still working on that and, yes, still clueless. Obviously can still connect on desktop as I'm happily chatting with you.



I have no idea how to ping one computer from another. Read previous note re: clueless. Yes, you showed me how to ping, and if I knew what to use as an address to ping, I probably could. Still clueless.



I'm going to take a leap of faith here and say . . . lan1.



Hunh? I do not know what that is. I vaguely remember seeing something about bridging somewhere deep in the bowels of my machine. Help?

My only concern at this point is getting FileZilla to again connect to my web server. The rest is sheer indulgence and I can take my time figuring out where I've gone wrong. I'm sure you're going to whack me over the head again (probably well deserved at this point) and I'm going to bet the reason I can't see my shared files and folders on the laptop is the same reason I can't get FileZilla to connect.



<LOL> Now that was just plain mean! <LOL> I can troubleshoot the heck out of lots of things but when I stopped building my own machines and stopped playing in unix and became a simple php/mysql geekette, I lost it all. The last network I set up was over 20 years ago when we used thick ethernet cable and screw on connectors attached to add-on cards with terminators. Ew, that aged me, didn't it. <wince>

I really do appreciate your help so please attempt to overlook my totally irreverent attitude. Nobody's dying and I can still get my work done despite this mess. If it takes a while to figure it out and fix it, I can handle it. I'd prefer to not become a networking goddess in the process. Sadly, it may come to that. <sigh>

HeadElf

You have an internet connection which is good. Let's first see if we can get your desktop to connect to an ftp site.

If you have firefox just throw this in the address bar:
ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/

If you do not have firefox, you can go Start -> Run -> ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/ -> OK

That is a public FTP site that as of right now I can confirm is working. This will tell us if it is your ftp that is not working, or all ftp traffic.

Let me know your results...


Edit: Some more stuff to try.

Disable your LAN connection. Going by memory here as I'm not running winxp at the moment.
Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections
Right click on the LAN connection, Disable.

Can you connect to your ftp server now?

If not, let's ensure windows xp firewall is disabled.
1. Click Start, click Run, type Firewall.cpl, and then click OK.
2. On the General tab, click Off (not recommended).
3. Click OK.
Can you connect now?

If not, you may need to try a different ftp client. I like fireFTP as a firefox extension, but you could also just try the windows built in client.

I have firefox and I get Page Load Error.



Nope.



Nope.



I can do that. I don't understand how, if I can't access the ftp site from within Firefox, I will be able to connect with a different ftp client.

I'll post the result once I restart FF.

HeadElf

No joy. Also no idea how to use fireFTP. Will do more research on that.

Any other idea on how to fix this puppy?

HeadElf

Hmm, not looking like the different ftp client will make a difference.

Next, can you please do the following?

Start -> Run -> cmd -> OK
netstat -a

Hit enter and post the output.