gvfs FTP only does passive connections

[Dennis Heinson]

Binary package hint: gvfs

Connections to FTP servers that require an active connection fail.

While this can be seen as a feature request, it can also be considered a bug because it does not implement FTP functionality correctly.

Suggested solution: Checkbox active/passive in "connect to server" dialogue box. No idea on how to implement it when connecting to an FTP via the address bar.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

thank you for your bug report, what ubuntu version do you use? could you describe how to trigger the bug?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

We are closing this bug report as it lacks the information, described in the previous comments, we need to investigate the problem further. However, please reopen it if you can give us the missing information and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future.

[David V. (viro-free)]

Ubuntu version : 20.04
How to trigger :

1) Lauch nautilus
2) Type CTRL-L
3) Type ftp://<ip address of an FTP server that only accepts active connections>
4) The dialog opens and asks for an anonymous connection or a username and a password.
5) Type an username and password
6) Nautilus is stuck trying to load the directory.

The FTP I'm trying to connect to is private, so I can't share the IP address.
Using command-line FTP, it is possible to retrieve the directory listing or download a file only after exiting passive mode.