Re: wget times out - but ftp works OK

[Wim De Smet <kromagg@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 12:27:51 +0100, Karsten Bolding
<karsten@bolding-burchard.com> wrote:
> Hello
> 
> the following command:
> wget -nd ftp://80.198.12.199/pub/hans.burchard/aa
> gives the following output:
> krabbe% wget -nd ftp://80.198.12.199/pub/hans.burchard/aa
> --12:25:17--  ftp://80.198.12.199/pub/hans.burchard/aa
>         => `aa'
> Connecting to 80.198.12.199:21... connected.
> Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
> ==> SYST ... done.    ==> PWD ... done.
> ==> TYPE I ... done.  ==> CWD /pub/hans.burchard ... done.
> ==> PASV ...
> 
> and then hangs.
> If I do a normal anonymous ftp I can download the file OK.

Have you tried other hosts? It could be that the host you are trying
to connect to can only accept active ftp (passive ftp requires it to
open a port to allow an extra connection from your host). Try a
different host and see if that works.

greets,
Wim