FTP Module Login Issue

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Trying to use the FTP Module, to create a connection to an FTP server. and I pretty much the same error message each time I run command.

PS >Set-FTPConnection -Credentials $MyCred -Server 192.168.214.103

Set-FTPConnection : Exception calling “GetResponse” with “0” argument(s): “Unable to connect to the remote server”
At line:1 char:1

  • Set-FTPConnection -Credentials $MyCred -Server 192.168.214.103
  •   + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,Set-FTPConnection

I’ve tried all manner of command parameters etc.

I didn’t know if there was a way to unpack the response so as to find out where the problem lies?
I don’t know if there is some way to view the credentials from Set-Credential to verify what is being passed for name and password?

I can access the FTP server without problems using Filezilla and PSFTP (the Putty FTP command line file).

Thanks.

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You’d probably need to contact whoever wrote that module for support. However, “Unable to connect to the remote server” generally indicates a simple connection failure, not anything to do with authentication. When you connect to the server with filezilla, what URL do you use? is it just “ftp://192.168.214.103” ?

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Not even the ftp prefix… just 192.168.214.103

Yup…nothing too fancy. Here are the results form the FileZilla command window…

Connecting to 192.168.214.103…
Response: fzSftp started
Command: open “bas@192.168.214.103” 22
Command: Pass: ********
Status: Connected to 192.168.214.103
Status: Retrieving directory listing…
Command: cd “/home/web/html/store/images/fy2014/Kids-Shop”
Response: New directory is: “/home/web/html/store/images/fy2014/Kids-Shop”
Command: ls