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Ftp error uploading to eircom server

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  • 18-02-2006 4:07pm
    #1
    Tengu
    Registered Users Posts: 115 ✭✭


    Hi all -

    I am halfway through completing a website for a company and I have been to upload to the ftp site on it fine until last week, its an eircom server and was working fine but since last week I get the error 500 Connection timed out (Winsock error #10060) when connecting to the ftp server, I have not installed or modified any of my settings in windows or on my ftp client, I've tried a few different ftp programmes all giving the same error, I've been sending eircom emails for the last week and I am getting nowhere, I am presently on an irish broadband account and I've just contacted their support site and they are useless too, has anyone got any advice?

    Cheers


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    #2
    kaizersoze
    Registered Users Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    Eircom block non-Eircom ip addresses from accessing their webspace.
    If you can, connect to the internet using dialup and the Eircom dialup number (1892150150) and see can you get access that way.


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    CyberGhost
    Registered Users Posts: 5,552 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    I don't know if it's related, but, weren't plus customers upgraded to 200 megs webspace? I could not upload 50 megs :/


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    #4
    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    From anything other than an Eircom connection you can't use FTP. I have complained to Eircom and Comreg that this is anti-competitive.

    I started arguing with Eircom about this nearly 3 years ago.

    They claim it is for security, but you need a username and pass anyway.

    It used to work also by web browser
    Go here:
    http://upload.eircom.net/
    And tranfer file by file using web manager

    But I notice they have locked that out of non-Eircom connections too.
    It means 3rd parties can only do Websites for Eircom customers if they have an Eircom connection.

    I'm amazed the Web mail still works!


    As a result of this, now that I have non-Eircom broadband I pay $60 a year to siteground for
    120G a month traffic.
    SQL and Perl/CGI
    12G Bytes space
    mails boxes and sub domians and mail server on domain
    Domain name free first year, $18 a year after.
    Secure management from anywhere on any provider
    FTP
    etc.
    Many free Internet applications at click of a button to install
    Makes Eircom's offer look rubbish.
    So recommend your user get decent hosting.

    see http://www.wattystuff.net
    http://www.wattystuff.net/shop/ free Zen eCommerce (in progress)
    http://www.wattystuff.net/tiki/ a great free wiki with forums, chat and galleries.

    P.S. clicking on the home page link to siteground to order gives me 3 months free


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