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    Can't login with FileZilla through sftp

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    • C
      Cowwolfe
      last edited by

      I had file Zella issue as well on my Mac and couldn’t get it to work. Cyber Duck did much better. I think there is a PC version.

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      • thelostsoulT
        thelostsoul @Cowwolfe
        last edited by thelostsoul

        @cowwolfe But FileZilla did work with RetroPie in the first few weeks or month in February. I thought I messed up with some settings and just ignored it. I also tried BareFTP and same. And FileZilla connects and works with my Web Server (online service).

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        • KN4THXK
          KN4THX @thelostsoul
          last edited by KN4THX

          @thelostsoul

          I tested Filezilla and it works fine for me. The only things you should have to make sure are set for FIlezilla to work is:

          Making sure the Protocol is set to SSH Transfer.
          Double check your IP address
          Double check SSH is enable on the Pi from the Raspi-config menu . (If it worked before and you re-imaged at some point this may very well be the culprit).

          "If you're gonna play the Game Boy, You gotta learn to play it right" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYLGl92ETNQ

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          • space cadetS
            space cadet
            last edited by space cadet

            I use filezilla as well without problems.as said before make sure ssh is enabled.

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            • thelostsoulT
              thelostsoul @KN4THX
              last edited by thelostsoul

              @thedatacereal I did, really. And like i said above, SSH works through Putty. I am sure about the IP, SSH is enabled. Protocol on FileZilla is SSH Transfer too. I am lost.
              Which version of FileZilla are you using? I start to think it could be a FileZilla library issue, maybe since I did upgrade? I even did install a new version of my OS (Ubuntu).

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator @thelostsoul
                last edited by

                @thelostsoul Since SSH works, the problem seems to be related to FileZilla, maybe the profile/connection setting you have for your retropie system is not working from the upgrade. Can you try create a new connection - using retropie instead of the IP address - and see if it makes a difference ?

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                • thelostsoulT
                  thelostsoul @mitu
                  last edited by thelostsoul

                  @mitu It stopped working several weeks or even month ago, before upgrading RetroPie to 4.4 and even on my old Ubuntu install (I did a fresh install). It does not make any difference if its the IP or retropie.

                  But, if I think about it, when it worked, it was maybe FTP then? Not sure here.

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                  • KN4THXK
                    KN4THX
                    last edited by

                    Could it be an issue with the host key file? I would think Filezilla would throw a host key message when trying to connect though.

                    "If you're gonna play the Game Boy, You gotta learn to play it right" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYLGl92ETNQ

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                    • thelostsoulT
                      thelostsoul @KN4THX
                      last edited by

                      @thedatacereal I don't know what a host key file is and how to check. Should I post something here?

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                        42_Ounce_Pi
                        last edited by 42_Ounce_Pi

                        Hopefully this helps you. But for us...

                        NOT using 5g wifi connection fixed FTP- and other issues- for us. Try 2.4 g instead.

                        5g is temperamental our experience. Maybe it's all the wireless stuff we have in and around our home and neighborhood that's causing issues... But, we've had experiences with other wireless devices gacking out or choking too (or just stopping working wirelessly), like iPhone, on 5g connections.

                        More info, for me:

                        • I tried to set up FTP and it wouldn't work
                        • Then, struggling with it, suddenly it did work. Wat...? uh.. ok...
                        • Then, it frustratingly suddenly didn't, for an unknown reason.
                        • Pi was wiped (for another reason). Then, there was no FTP success for me at all.

                        And in my struggles after the wipe...

                        • I could ping the Pi from other machines
                        • I could SSH into the Pi using its IP address from the Pi itself (ie: 192.160.1.95, or whatever).
                        • And I could SSH into 127.0.0.1 from the Pi itself (so SSH worked fine)
                        • I added extra FTP ports, just in case (sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config), even odd/high ones just in case (like 44444). And yeah, I restarted ssh process server after the changes. No luck.
                        • I checked firewall to make sure nothing else was getting in the way.
                        • Then, peak ANGER: my husband could FTP to the pi, but I still couldn't!!! Not with Filezilla, and not with SublimeText SFTP, not with anything. No dice.

                        Then, out of the blue randomly, he complained that the 5g connection dropped on another unrelated device. That's when I checked my Pi, and there it was, "5G". On our wireless router we have 2 access points: one for 5g, and one for 2.4g. I then switched away from 5g for my connection, over to the 2.4g one instead, and instantly it worked!!

                        Also, just now as we're literally debugging the whole situation still this very moment, diddling around with 5g vs 2.4g, he told me that when he uses 5g on his Pi (we have two - he has one and i have one), his laptop's connection, which is also on 5g, totally fails and locks up.

                        Anyway, 5g and the Pi seem to be bad combination... at least that's what we've concluded so far in our efforts.

                        So, that's our story.

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