ftp through M$ explorer doens't work
 

I have installed vsftpd on fc4, it works fine if I use firefox on one of my linux boxes i do ftp://user@servername and i login fine BUT if i do the samething from a Windows internet explorer i get error message "please make sure u typed the correct hostname or ip address"

also I login fine useing gui ftp client from windows machine "Wsftp" and its also fine though the windows command line too

thanks for you help in advance

Wouldn't you also need to provide a hostname that you
want to connect to?


Cheers,
Tink

And that said:

Moved: This thread is more suitable in General, and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

There's a setting somewhere in internet setting for IE. I think you either need to check or uncheck the "use passive FTP" option. I don't have windows on right now so I can't confirm exactly what the option is but start there.

Thank you very much for you help.

benjithegreat98 that worked beautifully ..thanks again