FTP connection keeps failing

[DeathByNukes]

Often, I'll be doing something over FTP and then the connection suddenly fails. The more times I reconnect, the sooner it fails again until I can't even get back to the right folder. Eventually it stops connecting altogether with the message "421 50 users (the maximum) are already logged in, sorry" and I have to leave for a while to let the connections all time out on the server end. (I guess)
The broken sessions don't show up in the cPanel session manager so I can't just kill them there.

Welcome to Core FTP, release ver 2.0, build 1522 (U) -- © 2003-2007
WinSock 2.0
Mem -- 1,047,772 KB, Virt -- 2,097,024 KB
Started on Thursday November 01, 2007 at 12:34:PM
Resolving dbn.exofire.net...  
Connect socket #644 to 74.86.133.216, port 21...
220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [TLS] ----------  
220-You are user number 27 of 50 allowed.  
220-Local time is now 12:34. Server port: 21.  
220-This is a private system - No anonymous login  
220-IPv6 connections are also welcome on this server.  
220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [TLS] ----------  
USER dbn  
331 User dbn OK. Password required  
PASS ***************  
230-User dbn has group access to:  dbn       
230 OK. Current restricted directory is /  
SYST  
215 UNIX Type: L8  
Keep alive on...
PWD  
257 "/" is your current location  
PASV  

Error loading directory...
disconnected  
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Resolving dbn.exofire.net...  
Connect socket #692 to 74.86.133.216, port 21...
220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [TLS] ----------  
220-You are user number 31 of 50 allowed.  
220-Local time is now 12:34. Server port: 21.  
220-This is a private system - No anonymous login  
220-IPv6 connections are also welcome on this server.  
220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [TLS] ----------  
USER dbn  
331 User dbn OK. Password required  
PASS ***************  
230-User dbn has group access to:  dbn       
230 OK. Current restricted directory is /  
SYST  
215 UNIX Type: L8  
Keep alive on...
PASV  

Error loading directory...
disconnected
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Resolving dbn.exofire.net...  
Connect socket #1288 to 74.86.133.216, port 21...
421 50 users (the maximum) are already logged in, sorry  
Can't establish connection --> dbn.exofire.net:21 @ Thu Nov 01 12:44:48 2007   (0-2)

Is the PASV command doing it?

 

[blackpsycho]

ok first that doesn't display what you are talking about but i have the same problem...o nvm i see it down the bottom.. the problem is server load. you can only connect 50 ftps,or something like that, to your server. my ftp program wasn't closing the connections for some reason one day and i reached my sites ftp limit. as far as the 421 50.. i would take a guess thats how many can be connected to x10hosting at one time. so serverload combined with people connecting and disconnecting ftp. and ftps constantly attempting to reconnect.. makes it impossible to get in!!!
TO EVERYONE: IF YOU CAN'T GET IN THE FIRST TIME DUE TO THIS ERROR!! DON'T KEEP TRYING!!!! WAIT A FEW MINUTES!

 

[adikai]

i had the same problem with coreftp software . when i used cute ftp the the problem had gone. that is basically because that site allows max of 50 connections. but i never faced problems when i tried cuteftp or flashfxp. both are good and user -friendly

 

[DeathByNukes]

It doesn't work in Dreamweaver's built-in FTP either.

This is really starting to get to me. I can't control my own website half of the time!
Any admins care to comment?

 

[baudSmoke]

I have one tip: when your ftp session times out instead of doing a 'quick connect' do disconnect manually first or use a reconnect option.

 

[Slothie]

You could try by using another FTP client.

www.filezilla.com works great for me.

 

[Corey]

I'd say try something else, no one else seems to have this issue