FTP 125 Data Connection Open vs 215 System Type
FTP 125 (Data Connection Open) is a 1xx Positive Preliminary response, while 215 (System Type) is a 2xx Positive Completion response. 125 indicates that the data connection is already open and the transfer is beginning. No need to open a new data connection. 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 data connection is already open and the transfer is beginning. No need to open a new data connection.
When You See It
When the server reuses an existing data connection for a file transfer instead of opening a new one.
How to Fix
No fix needed — the transfer is starting immediately. Your client should begin reading or writing data on the existing connection.
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
125 is a 1xx Positive Preliminary response, while 215 is a 2xx Positive Completion response.
FTP 125: The data connection is already open and the transfer is beginning. No need to open a new data connection.
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 125 when when the server reuses an existing data connection for a file transfer instead of opening a new one.
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 125 (Data Connection Open): No fix needed — the transfer is starting immediately. Your client should begin reading or writing data on the existing connection. For 215 (System Type): No fix needed — use this information to adjust path separators and line endings for the server's OS type.