can't ftp totally to a site

["Noll, Ralph" <RNoll@littlerock.state.ar.us>]

any problems connection to a ftp site..

i can connect to example dbeian.fifi.org

but if the directory is xxx number of files the system will just hang
if the directory is xxx number (like 20 or so) no problem

see below

cd debian
ftp> ls
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
total 14648
-rw-rw-r--    1 202      202           943 Dec 16 18:06 README
-rw-rw-r--    1 202      202          1290 Dec  4  2000 README.CD-manufacture
-rw-rw-r--    1 202      202         63403 Feb 21 19:52 README.mirrors.html
-rw-rw-r--    1 202      202         31036 Feb 21 19:52 README.mirrors.txt
-rw-rw-r--    1 202      202         19370 Feb 21 19:52 README.non-US
lrwxrwxrwx    1 202      202            13 Oct 29 10:45 README.pgp -> README.non-US
drwxrwsr-x    9 202      202          4096 Dec 16 18:04 dists
drwxrwsr-x    4 202      202          4096 Feb 23 19:52 doc
drwxrwsr-x    2 202      202          4096 Feb 23 21:01 indices
-rw-rw-r--    1 202      202      13228389 Feb 24 11:37 ls-lR
-rw-rw-r--    1 202      202       1589103 Feb 24 11:38 ls-lR.gz
drwxrwsr-x    5 202      202          4096 Dec 19  2000 pool
drwxrwsr-x    7 202      202          4096 Mar 26  2002 project
drwxrwsr-x    3 202      202          4096 Sep 12 14:47 tools
226 Transfer complete.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>all ok
ftp> cd dists
250-Please read the file README
l250-  it was last modified on Mon Dec 16 10:05:40 2002 - 70 days ago
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> ls >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>not ok.. will just hang here
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.


thanks for your help

Ralph