FTP 120 Service Ready Soon vs 215 System Type
FTP 120 (Service Ready Soon) is a 1xx Positive Preliminary response, while 215 (System Type) is a 2xx Positive Completion response. 120 indicates that the service will be ready in a certain number of minutes. The server is not yet available but expects to be shortly. In contrast, 215 means that the NAME system type, where NAME is an official system name from the list in the Assigned Numbers document. Reports the operating system of the server.
Description
The service will be ready in a certain number of minutes. The server is not yet available but expects to be shortly.
When You See It
When connecting to an FTP server that is starting up or temporarily busy with maintenance tasks.
How to Fix
Wait the indicated number of minutes and try connecting again. If the server never becomes ready, contact the server administrator.
Description
The NAME system type, where NAME is an official system name from the list in the Assigned Numbers document. Reports the operating system of the server.
When You See It
After issuing the SYST command. The server reports its operating system type, commonly 'UNIX Type: L8' or 'Windows_NT'.
How to Fix
No fix needed — use this information to adjust path separators and line endings for the server's OS type.
Key Differences
120 is a 1xx Positive Preliminary response, while 215 is a 2xx Positive Completion response.
FTP 120: The service will be ready in a certain number of minutes. The server is not yet available but expects to be shortly.
FTP 215: The NAME system type, where NAME is an official system name from the list in the Assigned Numbers document. Reports the operating system of the server.
You encounter 120 when when connecting to an FTP server that is starting up or temporarily busy with maintenance tasks.
You encounter 215 when after issuing the SYST command. The server reports its operating system type, commonly 'UNIX Type: L8' or 'Windows_NT'.
When to Use Which
For 120 (Service Ready Soon): Wait the indicated number of minutes and try connecting again. If the server never becomes ready, contact the server administrator. For 215 (System Type): No fix needed — use this information to adjust path separators and line endings for the server's OS type.