Until recently (a few days ago) I have been happily uploading via FTP to my hosted web site. Suddenly I find I can start an upload but every attempt ends with 'waiting for transfer to complete' which it never does.
I have tried a number of different FTP applications, both GUI and command line, to no avail.
I have also tried uploading to the small amount of web space that my ISP provides with the same result which I think rules out a problem on my hosting server.
I can upload to my hosted site if I use a modem instead of the router which seems to indicate that the problem may be within the router/firewall. However, as far as I can see, nothing in the router firewall has changed. It is set to allow anything out and to block everything coming in unless it's a 'reply' to a connection instigated by my computer. That has always worked in the past.
This problem has occurred around the time I've started getting the following in my router logs (this is the first recorded instance):
Thu, 2004-04-08 16:52:17 - TCP Packet -Source:81.174.175.111,3789 Destination:81.174.175.161,3127 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:52:21 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1603 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:52:26 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1605 Destination:81.174.175.161,3127 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:52:34 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1602 Destination:81.174.175.161,135 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:52:39 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,3787 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:52:44 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,3786 Destination:81.174.175.161,135 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:53:47 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1605 Destination:81.174.175.161,3127 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:54:50 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1603 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:55:53 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,2442 Destination:81.174.175.161,135 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:56:56 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4572 Destination:81.174.175.161,135 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:01 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4577 Destination:81.174.175.161,139 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:06 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4576 Destination:81.174.175.161,6129 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:10 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4575 Destination:81.174.175.161,3127 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:15 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4573 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:20 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4694 Destination:81.174.175.161,3127 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:26 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4689 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:31 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4686 Destination:81.174.175.161,135 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:36 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4062 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:41 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4695 Destination:81.174.175.161,6129 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:46 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4299 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:50 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4301 Destination:81.174.175.161,3127 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:59:39 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,3157 Destination:81.174.175.161,139 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:59:43 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,3156 Destination:81.174.175.161,6129 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:59:48 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,3155 Destination:81.174.175.161,3127 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:59:53 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,3152 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:59:58 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,3151 Destination:81.174.175.161,135 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 17:02:30 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1803 Destination:81.174.175.161,6129 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 17:02:35 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1802 Destination:81.174.175.161,3127 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 17:02:40 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1800 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 17:02:44 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1799 Destination:81.174.175.161,135 - [DOS]
I've reported this to my ISP as it one of their addresses but have yet to hear anything. I cannot see why this should prevent FTP uploads from completing and it doesn't prevent me from doing anything else. I can download without problems.
I'm baffled (but then I am easily baffled) and any advice will be very much appreciated.
Barry Samuels http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain