FTP Problems

[RKW]

I am having problems trying to FTP a file in DOS from one network drive to another.

Sometimes it works fine but sometimes the "put" command just hangs and I have to ctrl-c out of it. When this happens I check the destination network drive and there is a file of the correct name but it is empty.

Approx. 10 mins later when I check again the whole file has been copied over.

Any ideas what the problem is?

RKW.

[jim mcnamara]

We ran into something like that.

If you're using scripts, try adding a line or two that requires some i/o from the host eg.;

open 11.22.33.44
username
password
cd somewhere
ls -a
asc 
send bigfile.dat
bye

I have no idea why this sometimes helps, but hang-ups are way fewer. Hangups also happen going from a fast box to an old really slow one.

[RKW]

I am not sure that I understand what you are telling me.

Does any one else know why this might be happening?

[JungleMan]

Well is there a reason in particular you're using DOS to FTP??

[RKW]

I am actually working on a VB prog that uses an FTP class to transfer a file. It doesn't always work, sometimes it just hangs. As it sometimes hangs in DOS as well I am guessing that there are somesort of networking(?) issues rather than a problem with my program.

The network guys here don't know what the problem is, I was hoping that someone on this forum could help me by pointing them in the right direction.

Any ideas/help would be much appreciated.

RKW