FTP web host

everreadyeddy

Hi,

Not sure if this is correct forum but can someone help.

I am using filezilla and trying to connect to server which hosted by eircom.

Am I correct doing the following:

I enter my address eg.(ftp://ftp.yoursite.com)

I am using: servertype (FTP). port 22
Logontype (normal), then i enter my user and password

I just get:

Error: Invalid hostname or host not found
Error: Critical error
Error: Could not connect to server

I have tried different settings but still no joy!
Is there something i am doing wrong? ...or is it eircom messing up as usual!!

Thanks in advance.
Ed

EKRIUQ

Try using

ftp host: ftp.yoursite.com (don't put in ftp://)

That should do it, if not come back:)

seamus

Pointless nerdy fact:

The ftp:// part of the URL is a directive to the program which tells it what protocol to use to connect to the server. Same as http:// tells it to connect using the HTTP protocol.

If you're ever in doubt, when a program asks for a "hostname", you just give it ftp.mydomain.org.

When a programs asks for an "address" or a "URL", then you give the full ftp://etc.etc.com

forbairt

port 22 ? ... no idea if thats the port you're meant to be using but standard ftp port is port 21

22 is normally reserved for sftp and it didn't look like you were doing that .. and I somehow doubt eircom give you a secure connection ? though I could be wrong

everreadyeddy

Thanks guys but still no joy..

tried ftp.yoursite.com but still same error. Is there a way of finding the ip address of the site?

forbairt

can you ping ftp.yoursite.com ?

Deliverance XXV

Okay, assuming it is the free hosting space you get when you sign up to Eircom,
here are my Filezilla settings for my eircom connection;

Host: homepage.eircom.net
Port: 21
Servertype: FTP
Logon type: Normal
User: example
Password: xxxx........

So 'user' is the site space they assign to you.
In my example case it was 'example' so the address
is http://homepage.eircom.net/~example/

Hope this helps.

zAbbo

Port 22 ??

Are you sure you should be using FTP and not SFTP ?

It's a bit easier to debug if you provide the correct hostname ?

The hostname should either be an IP or a domain name (exlude the ftp://)

everreadyeddy

It is my own domain name, not the free space thing that eircom offer. I can not ping the address so I am thinking there must be some security issue on the laptop I am using. I am using a wireless card...must I "enable internet connection service for this connection" because it will not allow me to do so (some error that LAN adaptor not present). Do I have to be on a LAN in order to use filezilla / ftp then?

Thanks for your patience guys!! im little clueless here

forbairt

er ... can you actually connect to the internet on this machine ?

everreadyeddy

yeah there is no problem connecting to the internet...connected now!

everreadyeddy

Hey I just got it working!!

I went to http://www.websitepulse.com/help/tools.php
put in my url which gave me the ip address of the site.
Filezilla connects fine now once i use the ip.

STRANGE!!!

Serbian

everreadyeddy wrote: »

Hey I just got it working!!

I went to http://www.websitepulse.com/help/tools.php
put in my url which gave me the ip address of the site.
Filezilla connects fine now once i use the ip.

STRANGE!!!

You probably don't have the subdomain ftp.yourdomain.com set up. Try replacing the IP address with www.yourdomain.com and that will probably work too.

kerplunk.

everreadyeddy wrote: »

Hey I just got it working!!

I went to find my IP address
put in my url which gave me the ip address of the site.
Filezilla connects fine now once i use the ip.

Sounds like a DNS issue if you can use the IP but not your domain name - see this link for instructions on how to transfer files to a web server using ftp

Kerplunk