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abd1111

Re: Keep disconnecting from FTP

That's kind of what I am feeling. It just abruptly stops without warning. Yes, other ones are hit or miss, too, depending on time of day. Might just be them. I also notice it behave the same on the GUI doing manual transfers.
martin

Re: Keep disconnecting from FTP

The server just seems to stop responding. I do not know what to suggest.
Did you try another FTP client? Does it work reliably with the server?
abd1111

Here's a snippet with the same settings where it tries listing the first directory and then just stops in another log: 
> 2025-08-20 15:18:12.849 Script: ls -- "/1 xxxxx CLIENTS/xxxxxxxx/Sydney TPA/A-CAP/Client Folders/xxxxxxxx/"
. 2025-08-20 15:18:12.849 Retrieving directory listing...
> 2025-08-20 15:18:12.849 CWD /1 xxxx CLIENTS/xxxxxx/Sydney TPA/A-CAP/Client Folders/xxxxxxxxxxxx
. 2025-08-20 15:20:42.155 Timeout detected. (control connection)
. 2025-08-20 15:20:42.155 Could not retrieve directory listing.
. 2025-08-20 15:20:42.164 Retry interval expired, will not retry transfer
< 2025-08-20 15:20:42.171 Script: Lost connection.
< 2025-08-20 15:20:42.171 Timeout detected. (control connection)
< 2025-08-20 15:20:42.171 Could not retrieve directory listing.
< 2025-08-20 15:20:42.171 Error listing directory '/1 xxxxx CLIENTS/xxxxx/Sydney TPA/A-CAP/Client Folders/xxxxxxx'.
abd1111

Wondering, also, if session.ReconnectTime
needs to be called in order to work, or is it just on by default? I'd love something that could force re-connect. Thanks. Not terribly PowerShell savvy.
abd1111

Keep disconnecting from FTP

Hello! I have had this issue before, and it happens randomly (especially when I need to do some file uploads). I will often get a timeout or something like:
Exception calling "Open" with
"1" argument(s): "Connection failed.
Timeout detected. (control connection)
Connection failed."

Here's a snippet of the setup: 
Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCPnet.dll"
$sessionOptions = New-Object WinSCP.SessionOptions -Property @{
    Protocol = [WinSCP.Protocol]::Ftp
    HostName = "usxxxxxxxxxx.sharefileftp.com"
    UserName = "xxxxxxxxxxx"
    Password = $plainPass # Read in as a secure string
    FtpSecure = [WinSCP.FtpSecure]::Implicit
    Timeout = New-TimeSpan -Seconds 150
}
    
$session = New-Object WinSCP.Session
Remove-Item $sessionLog_File
$session.SessionLogPath = $sessionLog_File
$session.Open($sessionOptions)

All the rest of the code is just looping through directories and doing a bunch of PutFiles. It's a 50/50 shot, usually that it won't time out halfway through my file upload list or just after logging in.

I have already tried adding something like: 
$session.Timeout = New-TimeSpan -Seconds 500

below the $sessions.Open, but I don't think anything has exactly worked better.

Thanks!

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