FTP Problems in VS 2008 and Windows Explorer

I've been using the copy web site tool in Vs2008 for many months, and besides being slow I've never had any troubles. But starting yesterday, the uploads were extremely slow and failed if I tried to do too many files at once. I also could not get files of any considerable size (such as 2MB access mdb files) to transfer at all. Occasionally it would hang and I would get an error saying that it could not find the web server, but this seemed odd since the files it did at the beginning of each attempt copied over just fine.

So, I opened the ftp connection in Windows Explorer to try to copy the files. When I copied the database, it gave me a time remaining of about 12 minutes, ran for a few minutes, and gave me the error "An error occured copying a file to the FTP Server. Make sure you have permission to put files on the server. Details: The operation timed out."

I've tried rebooting VS, my computer, and starting and stopping the web server FTP via the online DiscountASP.NET control panel, but no luck yet. I'm still pretty new to this and not surprisingly I'm a bit confused. Any ideas? Thanks in advance for your help.

 

Hi,
Have you tried again?
The Internet was a mess yesterday, especially Comcast. ;-)
Salute,
Mark

 

Try temporarily disabling any firewall or anti-virus software to see if they may be interfering with your connection.

Try toggling between active mode and passive mode in your ftp client.

If you continue to have problems uploading your files, create a support ticket.

 

has anyone at discountasp checked the damn policing policy on the firewall for port 21 yet?

that's the first thing i would look at.

i don't have ftp/upload problems on the ws 2003 hosted server i run and setup for work. i also run the entire network including firewalls and i use the same tools to develop the discountasp code as i do for work.

at this point, its useless to have an account here since i can't update the code due to ftp issues.

then again it could be my home isp who is NOTORIOUS for pulling little tricks like this - like blocking the outgoing email port to prevent spammers.

please advise.

 

okokok, here's what i did...

i tried to use the 'update web site' tool on vs 2008 from home
ftp was so slow that it locked up vs and had to give it the ole three-finger-salute.

then i vpn'ed into my network at the office.
ftp to my dasp site was MUCH faster.

i know there are no restrictions from the office since i am the sole manager the whole network, all servers, workstations and the firewall (cisco asa 5505). i have no plolicing policy on port 21 so the test seems to logically produce true results. plus i have a light pipe with burstable bandwidth (yes, it smokes sometimes!).

deductively reasoning, it would appear that my home isp is throttling bandwidth on port 21 - you can connect and do things but knowing what i know about policing and developing the policies on the asa at the office, it would seem that after a moment of ftp traffic, the policing policy would kick in.

you can bet your asp i'm going to call them and give them the 14.35th degree about this crap. i pay for internet access not internet restrictions.

if anyone else has any input about this, please chime in.

 

Hi,
Switch to: http://www.opendns.com/
Create a free account with them then use their info for your systems and routers.
I've been bypassing a nameless ISP's restrictions for years plus this service comes with very good URL resolution.
Salute,
Mark

 

+1 for http://www.opendns.com. It solved 90% of my home connection problems.