Dreamweaver FTP still doesn't work

Question

So I've been trying to get FTP to work in (Mac) Dreamweaver
-- and I've tried every version since MX 2004. But they all fail.
This problem has been posted in this forum (and many others) in the
past. Whenever you try to connect/test an FTP server, you
immediately get this exact error:
"An FTP error occurred -- cannot make connection to host."
This error happens instantly. There is nothing to see in the
FTP log. It is not related to any FTP timeouts, firewall settings,
etc. I have stayed at Dreamweaver MX 2004 because it's FTP works
(and continues to work). Every version of Dreamweaver I've tried
since then, CS, CS 2, CS 3, etc. all give this same error. I've
tried deleting ssh_hosts. I've deleted keychains. I've tried
reinstalling. I've deleted preferences. Rebuild site caches. I've
tried different servers, hosts, etc. FTP (with and without all the
Passive, etc. options, SFTP, etc. I've tested FTP/SFTP in other
programs, in the Terminal etc. I've turned off Firewalls, removed
routers, etc. What am I missing?
Why is Dreamweaver MX 2004 the last version able to perform
FTP operations on our Mac?

Answer 1

Thanks. For what it's worth, I cannot connect to that gov
site in CS4
either. I'm checking to see if there's any info available for
this
problem....
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"jca1138" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>
quote:
Originally posted by:
Newsgroup User
> Tell me what you have in the Remote site definition
fields for a site that
> doesn't work, please.
>
> I created a new site in both Dreamweaver 2004 MX and
Dreamweaver CS 3 with
> these same settings for testing/comparison:
>
> ----------------
> Access type: FTP
> FTP host: ftp.irs.gov
> Host directory:
> Login: anonymous
> Password:
>
> [X] Use passive FTP
> ----------------
>
> In Dreamweaver 2004 MX, clicking the "Test" button gives
this message:
>
> "Dreamweaver connected to your server successfully."
>
> In Dreamweaver CS 3, clicking the "Test" button gives
this message:
>
> "An FTP error occurred - cannot make connection to
host."
>
> (Saving the site and trying to connect via the
Files/Site pane produces
> the
> same results.)
>
> As I mentioned in the previous post, this problem
doesn't change when
> trying
> different settings.
>
> To answer the original poster, the reason I'm using
ftp.irs.gov as an
> example
> is it is a public/anonymous FTP server people often use
to test making FTP
> connections, and is even mentioned by adobe:
>
>
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14834
>