Re: Odd FTP Issue

[Dennis <iseries@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting!  Is it possible that the production i has a hostname entry that points to the wrong FTP server?  A DNS issue, maybe?

What IP address do you see when you ping the server from the problem system?  What IP address do you see when you ping it from somewhere else?

"Brian" <belstsrv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hi all.  This is not a direct issue with FTPAPI, but I am thinking this
>
>may be the best source for troubleshooting help since it has lots to do
>
>with FTP and the issue does show itself when using FTPAPI.
>
>I have a site I am connecting to for some file transfers.  A couple of 
>days ago the connection stopped working and the error message returned 
>from FTPAPI was "530 Login incorrect.".
>
>I had not changed any of my control files so I assumed it was some 
>change on the other side and submitted a ticket.  Trying to connect
>from 
>the command line on our System i yielded the same results.
>
>After talking with their tech support today, I am able to do the
>following:
>
>- Connect from a DOS prompt from my laptop (at a different location)
>- Connect from a DOS prompt from a remote machine at the same location 
>as our primary System i
>- Connect from our backup System i which is at a different location
>than 
>me or the primary machine.
>
>So, I am hoping someone on the list can point me to some ways to try
>and 
>troubleshoot this or perhaps someone has even hit this sort of odd 
>scenario in the past.
>
>Any wisdom is appreciated.
>
>Thanks!
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