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Connection timed out on ip address

Feb 22, 2004 2:16AM PST

I am using ws_ftp95 and an trying to connect to serveral ip addresses.The ips are correct likewise username ,password ,port.I can connect to sites like ftp.microsoft.com without any problems its just ip addresses.I have tryed many other ftp clients with same effect ,any help?

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Re:Connection timed out on ip address
Feb 22, 2004 2:46AM PST

Can you TRACE A ROUTE to said IPs?

Bob

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Re:Re:Connection timed out on ip address
Feb 23, 2004 2:57AM PST

No I can't ,I tryed all the help topics included like the tracert command but they were still timed out

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Then that's the basic issue.
Feb 23, 2004 3:14AM PST

There is no TCP/IP route to the IP, so you won't be going there.

In closing, to dive deeper, one has to share the IP, netmask and tracert results. If not, then you just need a networking guru.

Bob

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Re:Connection timed out on ip address
Feb 24, 2004 5:59AM PST

Are you saying you can connect to an ftp site if you use the name rather than the ip? I find this to be strange as the name is resolved to the ip then the connection is made using the ip. To better understand the problem this difference needs to be known. What ftp client(s) are you using? Is there a firewall or switch between you and the sites (should be)?