Re: 425 error

[Scott Klement <sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

v7r4?  Whoa, dude, are you a time-traveller from the future?!

Anyway, the problem is that it's not able to open the data connection.  
In order to transfer files or do directory listings, FTP will open a 
separate connection on a separate port.  The client (your computer 
running FTPAPI) is sending it an IP address and port number, and the 
server is attempting to connect to that IP/port. The 425 means that it's 
unable to do so.

The most obvious reason might be that a firewall is blocking access to 
that port.

I would suggest using passive mode.  (FTP_Passiv(*ON)).   This changes 
the direction so that the server sends the IP/port, and the client 
attempts to connect to that.  (So the connection is made in the opposite 
direction.)  This is more likely to be allowed through your firewall.


On 10/8/2013 12:58 PM, Jim Dorsett wrote:
>     I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction.  We have been
>     using the FTPAPIR4 api with great success until this week. We ftp from
>     our iSeries on V7R4M0 to our clients iseries either on V5R4M0 thru
>     V7R1M0.  I have one client that we are getting an
>
>     > STOR /QSYS.LIB/QGPL.LIB/TESTFTP.FILE
>
>     425-NAMEFMT set to 1.
>
>     425 Not able to open data connection.
>
>
>     I have checked their ftp setup  and it appears to be no different than
>     other clients I can successfully transmit to.
>
>
>     What is more confusing. I can start an FTP session directly and mimic
>     the code in the api and the file transfers without issue.

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