FTP request to server can not connect remote server

Question

I found a number of similar articles here but did not manage to solve my problem still. I am trying to upload a text file to an ftp server. I used a number of methods and all of them i get same error : "Can not connect to remote server"

Method1 : filename is the full path where the file is located

    private string Upload(string ftpServer, string userName, string password, string filename)
    {
        string reply = "Success";
        try
        {
            using (System.Net.WebClient client = new System.Net.WebClient()) //System.Net.WebClient client = new System.Net.WebClient()
            {
                client.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential(userName, password);
                client.Proxy = new WebProxy();
                FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(filename);
                client.UploadFile(ftpServer + "//" + fi.Name, "STOR", filename);
            }
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            reply = ex.Message;
        }
        return reply;
}

Method2:

filename = "D:\folder\file.txt" public static void uploadFileUsingFTP(string filename) { FileInfo fileInf = new FileInfo(filename); string uri = "ftp://" + serverIP + "/" + fileInf.Name;

            FtpWebRequest reqFTP; 
            // Create FtpWebRequest object from the Uri provided
            reqFTP = (FtpWebRequest)FtpWebRequest.Create(new Uri(uri));
            reqFTP.Proxy = null;
            // Provide the WebPermission Credintials
            reqFTP.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(user, pass); 

            // By default KeepAlive is true, where the control connection is not closed
            // after a command is executed.
            reqFTP.KeepAlive = false; 

            // Specify the command to be executed.
            reqFTP.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.UploadFile; 

            // Specify the data transfer type.
            reqFTP.UseBinary = true; 

            // Notify the server about the size of the uploaded file
            FileStream fs = File.OpenRead(filename); 
            reqFTP.ContentLength = fileInf.Length; 
            // The buffer size is set to 2kb
            int buffLength = Convert.ToInt32(fs.Length);
            byte[] buff = new byte[buffLength];
            int contentLen; 

            try
            {
                // Stream to which the file to be upload is written
                Stream strm = reqFTP.GetRequestStream(); 

                // Read from the file stream 2kb at a time
                contentLen = fs.Read(buff, 0, buffLength); 

                // Till Stream content ends
                while (contentLen != 0)
                {
                    // Write Content from the file stream to the FTP Upload Stream
                    strm.Write(buff, 0, contentLen);
                    contentLen = fs.Read(buff, 0, buffLength);
                } 

                // Close the file stream and the Request Stream
                strm.Close();
                fs.Close();
            }

            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                string s = ex.Message;
            }

        }

Method3:

 public static void Sample(string filename)
        {

            // Get the object used to communicate with the server.
            FtpWebRequest request = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("ftp://serverip/"); //test.htm
            request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.UploadFile;

            // This example assumes the FTP site uses anonymous logon.
            request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential (user,passs);

            try
            {
                // Copy the contents of the file to the request stream.
                StreamReader sourceStream = new StreamReader(filename);
                byte[] fileContents = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(sourceStream.ReadToEnd());
                sourceStream.Close();
                request.ContentLength = fileContents.Length;

                request.Proxy = null;

                Stream requestStream = request.GetRequestStream();
                requestStream.Write(fileContents, 0, fileContents.Length);
                requestStream.Close();

                FtpWebResponse response = (FtpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();

                Console.WriteLine("Upload File Complete, status {0}", response.StatusDescription);

                response.Close();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
            }

            Console.ReadLine();

        }

Using each of them results in the same problem and yes i am able to connect to the ftp by using filezilla and also transfer files.

I know that i must be missing something very stupid but it is taking me so much time. Any suggestion will be appreaciated.

Answer 1

Add the following in your web.config to have your FtpWebRequest use the default proxy

<defaultProxy enabled="true" useDefaultCredentials="true">
</defaultProxy>

Answer 2

Have already replied in another thread, however repeating here as well. I faced the same issue, here was my solution.

request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(
    usernameVariable.Normalize(),passwordVariable.Normalize(),domainVariable.Normalize());

Details can be found here

Hope it helps someone.

Answer 3

Connection problems can be a nuisance to sort out. A tool like WireShark can be a big help in tracking down problems, e.g. when trying active vs. passive mode FTP transfers.

I've been using the following code with good results:

        bool result = false;
        long length = 0;
        // Set up the FTP upload.
        //   The URI for the request specifies the protocol, the server and the filename.
        FtpWebRequest ftpRequest = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("ftp://" + ftpServerUrl + "/" + targetFilename);
        ftpRequest.EnableSsl = false;
        ftpRequest.KeepAlive = true;
        ftpRequest.ReadWriteTimeout = ftpTimeout; // To perform an individual read or write.
        ftpRequest.Timeout = ftpTimeout; // To establish a connection or start an operation.
        ftpRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(ftpUsername, ftpPassword);
        ftpRequest.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.UploadFile;
        ftpRequest.UseBinary = true;
        ftpRequest.UsePassive = true;

        // Upload the file.
        using (FileStream fileStream = File.OpenRead(filename))
        {
            using (Stream ftpStream = ftpRequest.GetRequestStream())
            {
                fileStream.CopyTo(ftpStream);
                length = fileStream.Length;
                ftpStream.Close();
            }
            FtpWebResponse ftpResponse = (FtpWebResponse)ftpRequest.GetResponse();
            if (ftpResponse.StatusCode == FtpStatusCode.ClosingData)
                result = true;
            else
                throw new Exception(ftpResponse.StatusDescription + " (" + ftpResponse.StatusCode + ")");
            ftpResponse.Close();
        }