FTPConnectionConnectMode Property

public FTPConnectMode ConnectMode { get; set; }

Public Property ConnectMode As FTPConnectMode
	Get
	Set

public:
property FTPConnectMode ConnectMode {
	FTPConnectMode get ();
	void set (FTPConnectMode value);
}

member ConnectMode : FTPConnectMode with get, set

Property Value

When the connection-mode is active, the server will initiate connections to the FTP client, meaning that the FTP client must open a socket and wait for the server to connect to it. This often causes problems if the FTP client is behind a firewall.

When the connection-mode is passive, the FTP client will initiates connections to the server, meaning that the FTP client will connect to a particular socket on the server. This is generally used if the FTP client is behind a firewall.

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