Wednesday 15 February 2012

FTP Server "Failed to retrieve directory listing"

1. Open the Control Panel and activate the Windows Firewall control.
2. Click on the Exceptions tab, then click on the "Add Program" button.
3. Browse to "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\INETSRV\inetinfo.exe" and double click on this file to select it.
4. You may want to use the "Change Scope..." button to narrow the range of IP addresses that can contact the FTP server.
5. Click on the "OK" button to close the Add a Program dialog.
6. Click on the "OK" button to close the Windows Firewall control.
7. You may need to reboot for the changes to take effect since "inetinfo.exe" runs as a service. I just restarted IIS.