I am running FileZilla FTP Server on an Amazon Web Services EC2 Windows Server 2012 Instance, and want to FTP in from my home PC using FileZilla Client. I followed these instructions, but using user Administrator in Step 7 together with the user's password:
How to (S)FTP into your EC2 instance
In this guide, we will be using FileZilla. If you need it, google FileZilla, and download the CLIENT. Not the server.
Step 1: Get your Public DNS address. You can find it under your instance's info, at the bottom.
Step 2: Find your .pem key that you got when you got your instance.
Step 3: Open FileZilla.
Step 4: Go to the FileZilla settings, and on the left, click SFTP.
Step 5: Add a new private key. (Your .pem key)
Step 6: If you are using a .pem key you must convert it, otherwise it will not work.
Step 7: At the top in the Quickconnect bar, put your Public DNS in the host, ec2-user, port 22 (Port 22 is SFTP rather than FTP, AWS will kick back FTP.), and NO PASSWORD.
Step 8: Click Quickconnect.
Step 9: You are done!
I can connect successfully, but then I get an error "Failed to retrieve directory listing". This is the output on the filezilla client(dns/ip edited for security reasons)
Status: Resolving address of myAWSDNS.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com
Status: Connecting to xx.xx.xxx.xxx:21...
Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
Response: 220-FileZilla Server version 0.9.41 beta
Response: 220-written by Tim Kosse ([email protected])
Response: 220 Please visit http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/
Command: USER Administrator
Response: 331 Password required for administrator
Command: PASS ***********
Response: 230 Logged on
Status: Connected
Status: Retrieving directory listing...
Command: PWD
Response: 257 "/" is current directory.
Command: TYPE I
Response: 200 Type set to I
Command: PASV
Response: 227 Entering Passive Mode (172,31,34,244,202,201)
Status: Server sent passive reply with unroutable address. Using server address instead.
Command: MLSD
Response: 425 Can't open data connection.
Error: Failed to retrieve directory listing
And this is the output on the FileZilla Server:
(000004)9/14/2014 9:02:44 AM - (not logged in) (31.16.50.63)> Connected, sending welcome message...
(000004)9/14/2014 9:02:44 AM - (not logged in) (31.16.50.63)> 220-FileZilla Server version 0.9.41 beta
(000004)9/14/2014 9:02:44 AM - (not logged in) (31.16.50.63)> 220-written by Tim Kosse ([email protected])
(000004)9/14/2014 9:02:44 AM - (not logged in) (31.16.50.63)> 220 Please visit http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/
(000004)9/14/2014 9:02:44 AM - (not logged in) (31.16.50.63)> USER Administrator
(000004)9/14/2014 9:02:44 AM - (not logged in) (31.16.50.63)> 331 Password required for administrator
(000004)9/14/2014 9:02:44 AM - (not logged in) (31.16.50.63)> PASS ***********
(000004)9/14/2014 9:02:44 AM - administrator (31.16.50.63)> 230 Logged on
(000004)9/14/2014 9:02:45 AM - administrator (31.16.50.63)> PWD
(000004)9/14/2014 9:02:45 AM - administrator (31.16.50.63)> 257 "/" is current directory.
(000004)9/14/2014 9:02:45 AM - administrator (31.16.50.63)> TYPE I
(000004)9/14/2014 9:02:45 AM - administrator (31.16.50.63)> 200 Type set to I
(000004)9/14/2014 9:02:45 AM - administrator (31.16.50.63)> PASV
(000004)9/14/2014 9:02:45 AM - administrator (31.16.50.63)> 227 Entering Passive Mode (172,31,34,244,202,205)
(000004)9/14/2014 9:02:45 AM - administrator (31.16.50.63)> MLSD
(000004)9/14/2014 9:02:55 AM - administrator (31.16.50.63)> 425 Can't open data connection.
I have opened ports 21,22 and 14147 on both the EC2 Instance's Firewall as well as the Instance's Security Group Settings to traffic from all IPs.
Anyone any idea what i can change to get this to work?
Thanks,
Chris
