by EDT Support » Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:29 am
It sounds like there are multiple problems.
Firstly, the server hello problem is probably occurring when you try to connect to an explicit FTPS server using FTPSImplicit. The reason why this happens is that FTPSImplicit tries to form an SSL connection immediately, but the explicit FTPS does not, so instead of responding with the SSL "server hello", it responds with the standard FTP welcome message (i.e. welcome text followed by "200 OK"). The implicit FTPS does not recognize this as an SSL response and therefore complains.
Secondly, the message, "No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it", comes when you try to connect to a port that has nothing listening on it. The utility is useful if you would like to check which ports are being used, both by client-side and server-side processes.
You can find the full manual on our website at . The section on logging is near the bottom of the content-tree.
Finally, if you like you can try FileZilla Server, which is a free FTP/FTPS server that we have found to be reliable. You can find it at .
- Hans (EDT)