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.
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.