FTP

FTP 220 Service Ready vs 227 Entering Passive Mode

Both FTP 220 (Service Ready) and 227 (Entering Passive Mode) belong to the 2xx Positive Completion category. 220 indicates that service ready for new user. This is the greeting message sent by the FTP server when a client first connects. Meanwhile, 227 means that entering Passive Mode. The server provides an IP address and port number for the client to connect to for data transfer, formatted as (h1,h2,h3,h4,p1,p2).

Описание

Service ready for new user. This is the greeting message sent by the FTP server when a client first connects.

Когда вы это видите

Immediately upon connecting to an FTP server. This is the welcome banner confirming the server is accepting connections.

Как исправить

No fix needed — the server is ready. Proceed with USER and PASS commands to authenticate.

Описание

Entering Passive Mode. The server provides an IP address and port number for the client to connect to for data transfer, formatted as (h1,h2,h3,h4,p1,p2).

Когда вы это видите

After issuing the PASV command. The server switches to passive mode and tells the client where to connect for data transfer.

Как исправить

No fix needed — parse the IP and port from the response to establish the data connection. If connections fail, check NAT/firewall rules on the passive port range.

Ключевые различия

1.

FTP 220: Service ready for new user. This is the greeting message sent by the FTP server when a client first connects.

2.

FTP 227: Entering Passive Mode. The server provides an IP address and port number for the client to connect to for data transfer, formatted as (h1,h2,h3,h4,p1,p2).

3.

You encounter 220 when immediately upon connecting to an FTP server. This is the welcome banner confirming the server is accepting connections.

4.

You encounter 227 when after issuing the PASV command. The server switches to passive mode and tells the client where to connect for data transfer.

Когда что использовать

For 220 (Service Ready): No fix needed — the server is ready. Proceed with USER and PASS commands to authenticate. For 227 (Entering Passive Mode): No fix needed — parse the IP and port from the response to establish the data connection. If connections fail, check NAT/firewall rules on the passive port range.

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