Connecting to ftp with File Browser

[Ray Parrish]

Rashkae wrote:
> Ray Parrish wrote:
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>> Rashkae wrote:
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>>> Ray Parrish wrote:
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>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I've added a connection to my web site ftp server in File Browser, but 
>>>> it's not working right. I selected "ftp with login" as type of connection.
>>>>
>>>> For some reason it will not show any folders. All I get is the top level 
>>>> folder which contains only a small text file which is a note from my 
>>>> hosting service about enabling Frontpage extensions.
>>>>
>>>> I'm being hosted on a Windows server, is this the problem?
>>>>
>>>> I'd really like to try out this method of access to my site, but if it's 
>>>> not possible it no big deal as I have a good ftp program which connects 
>>>> to the site no problem.
>>>>
>>>> Later, Ray Parrish
>>>>
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>>> Hi Ray,
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>>> You may need to add a directory to the URL of the FTP server.  I've seen
>>> that before with some servers, your default ftp directory is empty, but
>>> if you type in the name of the directory you are supposed to be in, it
>>> figures it out and sends you to the right place
>>>
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>> I tried that in the first place, and File Browser told me ther was no 
>> such directory. I know there it's there 'though.
>>
>> Any other ideas?
>>
>> Later, Ray Parrish
>>
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> Use gftp to connect to the ftp server.  Once you are connected, you will
> notice on the right hand side pane, (the remote server directory
> listing) there should be a directory path (in the drop down box
> immediate above the directory list.)  Make note of that path, and append
> that to the URL you use in the file manager.
>
>   
Hi Raskae,

I tried that after installing gftp, even 'though I had already tried it 
with the information I had from FileZilla, and it didn't work. Please 
see my earlier post about the peculiar folder structure my server uses.

I guess I'm just going to have to use Filezilla for uploading to the web 
server since I can't get Nautilus to do it correctly.

Thanks for the help. Later, Ray Parrish

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