ftp problem

[SoylentGreen]

When I try to run TFTP I get a message box that says either I dont have privileges or there is already an ftp server running. I have administrator privileges and this message comes up even if I choose 'run as administrater'. Is there an ftp server that runs when vista starts? How do I turn it off? Is there an ftp service?

O/S: Vista home premium

thanks
greg

 

[H2SO4]

Re: ftp pboblem

Yes, there is an FTP service (in IIS), but it's not enabled or running by default. You'd have to have deliberately configured it to run.

Even then, an FTP service is not the cause of your inability to run TFTP. FTP by default binds to TCP port 21, whereas a TrivialFTP (TFTP) is a very small and simplistic protocol which will attempt to bind to UDP port 69 by default.

You might want to try running NETSTAT -NAO from a CMD prompt to check whether a process is already bound to UDP port 69. If so, you can match its PID (Process ID) against the output of TASKLIST.

 

[SoylentGreen]

I tried netstat -NAO. unfortunately nothing was bound to port 69.

thanks for your help
greg

 

[H2SO4]

I tried netstat -NAO. unfortunately nothing was bound to port 69.

thanks for your help
greg

Well, if there's nothing already bound to UDP69 and the other part of the error message is also bogus (you do have the privileges), then you might simply want to try a different TFTP solution because this one appears to have internal issues that it cannot adequately explain.

 

[SoylentGreen]

I got an updated version that works.

thanks again
greg