joebilek

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Hi!<br />
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Thank you for your reply. Our problem is that we're stuck with a system (that we don't control) that's coded to use <a href="ftp://ftp.exe" rel="ugc">ftp.exe</a>&nbsp;for file transfers. Is there any way to get this to work? It does work on a physical server 2016 located at a local site but for some reason it doesn't on Azure VMs.<br />
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Kind regards
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Hi!

Thank you for your reply. Our problem is that we're stuck with a system (that we don't control) that's coded to use ftp.exe [ftp://ftp.exe] for file transfers. Is there any way to get this to work? It does work on a physical server 2016 located at a local site but for some reason it doesn't on Azure VMs.

Kind regards

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We're having issues with <a href="ftp://ftp.exe" rel="ugc">ftp.exe</a>&nbsp;on Windows 2016 servers located in Azure. Connecting to a FTP server using for instance explorer or ncftp works fine but when we do it using <a href="ftp://ftp.exe" rel="ugc">ftp.exe</a>&nbsp;we can connect and then get instantly disconnected when for instance sending the ls command. We've tested on Windows 2016 servers not located in Azure and then everything works fine. We are not blocking any outbound connections from the VM to the internet.<br />
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Has anyone seen this issue before and can help us resolve it?
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We're having issues with ftp.exe on Windows 2016 servers located in Azure. Connecting to a FTP server using for instance explorer or ncftp works fine but when we do it using ftp.exe we can connect and then get instantly disconnected when for instance sending the ls command. We've tested on Windows 2016 servers not located in Azure and then everything works fine. We are not blocking any outbound connections from the VM to the internet.

Has anyone seen this issue before and can help us resolve it?

ftp.exe issues on Azure Windows 2016 VM

The File Transfer Program (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer computer files between a client and server on a computer network. Built on a client-server model architecture, it separates control and data connections between the client and the server. Users may access the server through a sign-in protocol, typically in the form of a username and password.

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