Re: FTP access to a Linux box through Windows Emacs

[rusi]

On Jun 6, 6:36 pm, Pingouin <gerald.j...@dgag.ca> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have successfully accessed a Linux box (RedHat) from Windows Emacs,
> currently 23.1, without problems.
>
> Last week the OS disk of the Linux box crashed.  IT replaced it and
> installed a newer version of RedHat, 5 I think.
>
> Now, when I try to access the machine from Emacs on my PC I get the
> following errors:
>
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (ftp-error #("FTP Error: OPEN request
> failed: ftp: connect: No error" 32 54 (fontified nil front-sticky
> (field inhibit-line-move-field-capture) rear-nonsticky t field output
> inhibit-line-move-field-capture t)))
>   signal(ftp-error (#("FTP Error: OPEN request failed: ftp: connect:
> No error" 32 54 (fontified nil front-sticky ... rear-nonsticky t field
> output inhibit-line-move-field-capture t))))
>   byte-code("  @ A\" " [err signal] 3)
>   ange-ftp-hook-function(file-directory-p "/jeg002@actul01:/home/
> jeg002")
>   apply(ange-ftp-hook-function file-directory-p "/jeg002@actul01:/home/
> jeg002")
>   tramp-ftp-file-name-handler(file-directory-p "/jeg002@actul01:/home/
> jeg002")
>   apply(tramp-ftp-file-name-handler file-directory-p "/jeg002@actul01:/
> home/jeg002")
>   tramp-file-name-handler(file-directory-p "/jeg002@actul01:/home/
> jeg002")
>   file-directory-p("/jeg002@actul01:/home/jeg002")
>   dired-noselect("/jeg002@actul01:/home/jeg002" nil)
>   dired("/jeg002@actul01:/home/jeg002" nil)
>   call-interactively(dired nil nil)
>
> I have no problem accessing the machine from othe FTP programs, WinSCP
> for example.
>
> Thanks for any insights,
>
> Gérald

(May be a stupid question but...) can you access the ftp from outside
emacs?
Is the ftp server running on the new linux setup -- you need to check
that...