To keep your FTP connection open longer without it timing out so soon, we recommend that you adjust the Keep Alive setting on your FTP client:
In FileZilla:
1. Click on 'Edit' / 'Settings.'
2. Click the checkbox next to 'Enabe KeepAlive' Settings.
3. Change the 'Send KeepAlive commands' values from 15 and 25 seconds to 30 and 45 seconds for each of the two checkboxes.
4. Increase the 'Timeout Detection' from 60 seconds to 120 seconds.
5. Click on 'Firewall' in the left menu on the screen. Check the 'Passive Mode' checkbox.
For further Filezilla Support, browse to their documentation: http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/documentation/
In WS_FTP LE:
1. Enter the 'Session Properties' dialog for your connection by clicking on 'Connect' and then selecting your connection from the dropdown list.
2. Select the 'Advanced' tab.
3. Change 'Network Timeout' from 5 seconds to 120 seconds.
4. Check the box next to 'Passive Transfers.'
For further WS FTP Support, browse directly to their Support Centre: http://www.ipswitch.ca/support.aspx
A common issue with Frontpage is the publishing to
timeout when the website becomes too large. The more files you have, the longer
it will take FrontPage to connect to your website. Here are some suggestions to
address this:
1. Breakup your site into smaller subwebs so that it
is more manageable and you are able to publish. You can create a subweb (or
child webs) from within Frontpage: Tools, Server, Administration Home, Scroll
to the bottom and select "Create a subweb ".
2. Optimize your website. Some suggestions are offered
here (no affiliation to Netfirms): http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/design/optimizing_web_pages.php3.
4. The Frontpage program needs to
create multiple programming files ( vti ) to allow themes and other server
extensions to function properly. These vit files are created during the
publishing process.
However the extra timing it takes front page to create
the programming can cause the server to easily time out. We recommend that you
publish your site locally (eg .to your desktop or C: drive) and then publish
those files to our servers using an ftp program. Once you have the files
transferred to our servers, you can reconnect to your site live with front page
and reapply any components.
To FTP your files to the remote server we recommend that you try using FileZilla
which may be downloaded for free from the Netfirms Starter CD or via http://filezilla.sourceforge.net.For instructions on
how to upload files using FileZilla, please visit http://www.netfirms.com/support and do a keyword search
on FileZilla.
To connect live
to your site with Frontpage:
a. From your frontpage program, click File -> Open
Web
b. Enter: <http://membername.netfirms.com>
(where <membername> is your Member Name assigned to your Netfirms Hosting
account)
c. Enter your userid and password (This will
connect you directly to your ftp account on our server)
1. Click the Publish Site icon in the menu bar to open the Publish Site window
2. In the Save Location area click the Pencil icon to open the Publish Settings window
3. In the Publish Settings, click the "Advanced" button
4. Select the AdvancedFTP tab.
5. Ensure the Port field is assigned with the value as: 21
6. The connect passive mode checkbox should be selected.
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