How can I open my Windows 7 firewall just for FTP use?

I originally tried this question at the regular user forums, but after no success a Microsoft Support Engineer suggested I post here.
On my Mac, if I use FileZilla to connect to an FTP (not sFTP) server, it works fine.
However, in Windows 7 or Windows 8, if I use FileZilla  or WinSCP to connect to the same server, when it gets to the point where it starts to list the remote directory I get an ECONNABORT error and get disconnected.
Here is a transcript from FileZilla:
Command:    USER douglerner
Response:    331 User name okay, need password.
Command:    PASS **********
Response:    230 User logged in, proceed.
Command:    SYST
Response:    215 UNIX Type: L8
Command:    FEAT
Response:    502 Command not implemented.
Status:    Server does not support non-ASCII characters.
Status:    Connected
Status:    Retrieving directory listing...
Command:    PWD
Response:    257 "/" is current directory.
Command:    TYPE I
Response:    200 Command okay.
Command:    PASV
Error:    Disconnected from server: ECONNABORTED - Connection aborted
Error:    Failed to retrieve directory listing
However, if I turn off the Windows firewall it works and I can use FileZilla and other FTP clients just fine.
My question is, rather than turning off the firewall altogether, how can I make an exception just for FTP, or just for FileZilla. I believe ports 20 and 21 are used depending on whether the connection is active or passive.
It isn't just me either. I was trying to help somebody else who is experiencing the exact same thing in his Windows 7. If he turns off the firewall completely FTP works. Otherwise it's the same error. He is on a different network altogether, in a different
country. Neither of us are behind proxy servers. In my case, it's just my home network.
I tried the following so far:
1. Make sure that FileZilla was listed as allowed in the firewall control panel. It was by default, so that didn't help.
2. Creating an "inbound rule" in the advanced settings for ports 20-21. That didn't help either.
Just completely turning off the firewall lets it work.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Doug

Hi doug,
What is your current situation? Have you solved this issue?
Here I list the several solution:
Use the network monitor the capture package related to FTP as arnavsharma mentioned.
Take a look at the article as Sebastian and Sameer Gawde mentioned.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/en-en/library/dd421710%28v=ws.10%29.aspx#bkmk_1
Best regards,
Fangzhou CHEN
Fangzhou CHEN
TechNet Community Support

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