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crazylegsmurphy - 21 May 2008 20:24 GMT

Hey All,

Yesterday I was trying to access my FTP through vista explorer, but couldn't
remember my password. I typed in the wrong password a few times and as a
result I can no longer access any of my FTP locations.

I have turned off Vista's firewall, turned off AVG, checked the router, made
a new port 21 rule, and restarted my PC.

I simply can't figure out what might have happened and I can't seen to find
any solution. If anyone knows what else I can check I would appreciate it!

Jeff

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Mark L. Ferguson - 21 May 2008 20:35 GMT

AutoComplete can be cleared of passwords. IE, tools menu, options, Content
tab.

Also click start, and type:
control keymgr.dll

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> Hey All,
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> Jeff

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crazylegsmurphy - 21 May 2008 20:42 GMT

Hey,

This isn't an IE issue. I don't connect to my FTP via IE. I was using Vista
file explorer.

Not knowing my password isn't the issue, the issue is that I get a "Cannot
connect to FTP" no matter what FTP location I try to access. My friend can
connect to my FTP from his PC, but I can't.

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crazylegsmurphy - 21 May 2008 20:54 GMT

UPDATE:

It seems I CAN connect to other FTP sites...but not my own.

Could Vista have blocked connections to those FTP's because of bad password
attempts? Can I check my PC for where that might be if that's the case?

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propman - 21 May 2008 21:51 GMT

> UPDATE:
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> It seems I CAN connect to other FTP sites...but not my own.
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> Could Vista have blocked connections to those FTP's because of bad password
> attempts? Can I check my PC for where that might be if that's the case?

.....or firewall maybe?

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Dave - 21 May 2008 21:03 GMT

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> Jeff

There is an account lockout threshold setting in Account policies, but whether
that has anything to do with FTP I haven't got a clue.

Control Panel > Admin tools > Local Security Policy > Account policies >
Account lockout policy > Account lockout threshold.

Default is 0 , never lock out.

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crazylegsmurphy - 21 May 2008 21:18 GMT

Thanks Dave, but there doesn't seem to be a "local security Policy" in Admin
Tools. :S

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Not Me - 21 May 2008 21:21 GMT

> Hey All,
> Yesterday I was trying to access my FTP through vista explorer, but
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> any solution. If anyone knows what else I can check I would appreciate it!
> Jeff

Do you get an error message?
http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?mode=r&query=ftp+in+vista+does+
not+work&catalog=LCID%3D1033&1033comm=1&spid=global

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crazylegsmurphy - 21 May 2008 21:54 GMT

> Do you get an error message?
> http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?mode=r&query=ftp+in+vista+does+
not+work&catalog=LCID%3D1033&1033comm=1&spid=global

Yes, but I suspect it's not the issue. All it tells me is that the
connection can't be established. This doesn't help however as it's too
generic, and because I can connect to other FTP site (and others can connect
to my FTP) it seems it's just an error message that means nothing.

When I try to log into the FTP, it does hang the program for a good
minute...so something must be blocking it....but since it's not the firewall,
or virus software (and Vista Home doesn't have a password thing), I can't
tell what the problem is.

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Dave - 21 May 2008 22:21 GMT

>> Do you get an error message?
>> http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?mode=r&query=ftp+in+vista+does+
not+work&catalog=LCID%3D1033&1033comm=1&spid=global
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> firewall, or virus software (and Vista Home doesn't have a password
> thing), I can't tell what the problem is.

What about having a poke around in the registry, see if you have something like this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies

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