How to Configure Passive FTP Mode in Internet Explorer

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Tip 1 - How to Enable/Disable Passive FTP Mode in Internet Explorer

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Margot Thomassen | permalink

These step-by-step instructions explain how to use the Passive FTP feature of Internet Explorer. Passive FTP is used by some FTP servers on the Internet to better work with firewalls. You may need to adjust this setting to allow Internet Explorer to work as an FTP client with these servers.

For further reading: http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/novellgroupwise/ht/setpassiveftpie.htm ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Configure Passive FTP Mode in Internet Explorer | eHow

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Mary Morse | permalink

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) uses a data port and a command port. In active mode, the client connects to the server's command port and the server connects to the client's data port. Passive FTP mode, or PASV, was developed to allow the client to initiate both connections to the server. The following steps will show how to configure passive FTP mode...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_2096507_configure-passive-ftp-mode-internet.html ^[2]