FTP server on ipv6 IP address

[exstense]

I followed the instructions, and I just cannot resolve my problem.
I also tried to setting things up via the DW-export method. But I always got the following output.

What am I doing wrong? Or, where can I find more detailed explenation of how to set up the ftp connection?

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Testing Connection …

• set color:use-color yes
• set cmd:interactive yes
• set file:charset utf-8
• set xfer:clobber on
• set ftp:timezone
• set cmd:show-status yes
• set cmd:set-term-status yes
• set ftp:list-options -a
• set cmd:fail-exit yes
• set cmd:time-style “%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S”
• set ftp:ssl-allow no
• set ssl:verify-certificate no
• set net:max-retries 3
• set net:timeout 20
• set net:reconnect-interval-base 5
• set net:reconnect-interval-multiplier 1
• open -u “user,pass” ftp://mysite.com
  ---- Resolving host address…
  ---- 2 addresses found: 2a01:7860::db:1152:10:1, xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
• cd public_html/
  ---- Connecting to mysite.com (2a01:7860::db:1152:10:1) port 21
  **** Timeout - reconnecting
  ---- Closing control socket
  ---- Connecting to mysite.com (2a01:7860::db:1152:10:1) port 21
  **** Timeout - reconnecting
  ---- Closing control socket
  ---- Connecting to mysite.com (2a01:7860::db:1152:10:1) port 21
  **** Timeout - reconnecting
  ---- Closing control socket
  cd: Fatal error: max-retries exceeded

[psweb]

Could you also show a screenshot of the settings you have inserted into the FTP Connections area please.

[exstense]

[George]

As your domain has also an ipv6 address defined this is used but are you sure your ftp server is also listening to the ipv6 up adres at port 21?

[exstense]

I’m sorry, but I do not know how to find out if the server is listening to the ipv6 up adres at port 21.
I did a search in cPanel, but there is nothing I can find about ipv6

Do you by any chance know a different approach/method to connect with my domain?

[psweb]

[exstense]

Thanks for your quick replies.
But I’ve tried that before (it was my first attempt), and retried it just a moment ago:

Testing Connection …

• set color:use-color yes
• set cmd:interactive yes
• set file:charset utf-8
• set xfer:clobber on
• set ftp:timezone
• set cmd:show-status yes
• set cmd:set-term-status yes
• set ftp:list-options -a
• set cmd:fail-exit yes
• set cmd:time-style “%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S”
• set ftp:ssl-allow no
• set ssl:verify-certificate no
• set net:max-retries 3
• set net:timeout 20
• set net:reconnect-interval-base 5
• set net:reconnect-interval-multiplier 1
• open -u “user,pass” ftp://mysite.com
  ---- Resolving host address…
  ---- 2 addresses found: 2a01:7860::db:1152:10:1, xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
• cd /public_html/
  ---- Connecting to mysite.com (2a01:7860::db:1152:10:1) port 21
  **** Timeout - reconnecting
  ---- Closing control socket
  ---- Connecting to mysite.com (2a01:7860::db:1152:10:1) port 21
  **** Timeout - reconnecting
  ---- Closing control socket
  ---- Connecting to mysite.com (2a01:7860::db:1152:10:1) port 21
  **** Timeout - reconnecting
  ---- Closing control socket
  cd: Fatal error: max-retries exceeded

[psweb]

Possibly a very silly idea, but maybe worth a try, it says 2 addresses found, one is IPv6 and the second is IPv4, then it chooses the first one being the IPv6 address and times out, your server should generally be on a static IP Address so login to your cPanel, get the server IP address in the server info panel down the right, and in your
FTP Server: instead of ftp.xxxxxxxet.nl use the IP address without the ftp:// prefix or any forward slashes, just 159.43.238.16 or whatever yours is.
This avoids it resolving the host with DNS, and it should not find 2 addresses only the one IPv4 one

[exstense]

YES! it works now.
thank you for helping me!

[George]

Maybe @psweb has a tip how to setup ipv6 ftp on cPanel as well might be useful for all.

[psweb]

Yeah, I will have to test that one George, I have not had an IPv6 server to actually try as yet to be honest.