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Anyone else had FTP problems using Hone Internet?
I am testing T-M Home Internet and although it has Ben generally good so far, I just ran into a problem when I attempted a routine FTP upload using CyberDuck to a website I maintain. When I try to co...
SUCCESS AT LAST!
I have finally learned how to switch macOS Cyberduck from passive to active mode, and it is now working on the gray tower-TM Home Internet.
For anyone else in the same situation, here is how to do it.
(1) Edit a bookmark rather than just opening a connection. This will show a "More Options" drop-down.
(2) Open “Connect Mode” and select“Active (PORT)”
I am just hoping T-M does not make any changes that will stop this from working…
I'm not sure where you're seeing proxy settings but you shouldn't need to mess with them at all. I just downloaded and tested cyberduck. All I did was click "Open Connection" then type in my server, username and password. At the bottom of the window I clicked "More Options" and i changed "Connect Mode" from "Default" to "Active (PORT)" then hit connect and it all worked..
It probably is also worth noting FTP is a technology that has been out of date and considered insecure for a very long time. It has been highly recommended not to use FTP for anything other than anonymous file transfers (think software distribution) since the 1900s. You should ideally use SFTP or SCP to upload files to your web hosting provider
