MiSTer device will no longer allow me to FTP

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Re: MiSTer device will no longer allow me to FTP

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desin24 wrote: Fri Jun 18, 2021 7:26 am if possible post both files here

hope it helps
Got the files! Learned how to copy inside of Midnight Commander along the way.

https://mega.nz/file/3noxnKRY#LJW_TJBHW ... VLJaxgr-4g
https://mega.nz/file/D3gTSCQY#AOuCfNivr ... Yxgdw-T96Y

I trust this may lead to a solution.
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Re: MiSTer device will no longer allow me to FTP

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if.txt
wlan0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 10.0.0.48 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 10.0.0.255
ether a0:63:91:84:35:61 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 187 bytes 15814 (15.4 KiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 197 bytes 19050 (18.6 KiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
looks ok
maybe run the wifi script again ( Mister->ESC->Scripts->wifi )

usb.txt
[ 1.304460] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0846, idProduct=9012, bcdDevice= 1.01
[ 1.304479] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 1.304485] usb 1-1.2: Product: WNDA4100
[ 1.304492] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: NETGEAR
[ 1.304497] usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: 1.0
[ 1.382285] usb 1-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 4 using dwc2
strange behavior resetting

[ 5.585049] usb 1-1.6: Manufacturer: BLISS-BOX
[ 5.049144] usb 1-1.6: USB disconnect, device number 7
[ 6.352748] usb 1-1.7: Manufacturer: BLISS-BOX
[ 5.817050] usb 1-1.7: USB disconnect, device number 8
have you tried without the bliss-box ?

hope it helps a bit
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Re: MiSTer device will no longer allow me to FTP

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desin24 wrote: Sat Jun 19, 2021 2:35 pm if.txt
wlan0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 10.0.0.48 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 10.0.0.255
ether a0:63:91:84:35:61 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 187 bytes 15814 (15.4 KiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 197 bytes 19050 (18.6 KiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
looks ok
maybe run the wifi script again ( Mister->ESC->Scripts->wifi )

usb.txt
[ 1.304460] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0846, idProduct=9012, bcdDevice= 1.01
[ 1.304479] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 1.304485] usb 1-1.2: Product: WNDA4100
[ 1.304492] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: NETGEAR
[ 1.304497] usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: 1.0
[ 1.382285] usb 1-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 4 using dwc2
strange behavior resetting

[ 5.585049] usb 1-1.6: Manufacturer: BLISS-BOX
[ 5.049144] usb 1-1.6: USB disconnect, device number 7
[ 6.352748] usb 1-1.7: Manufacturer: BLISS-BOX
[ 5.817050] usb 1-1.7: USB disconnect, device number 8
have you tried without the bliss-box ?

hope it helps a bit
You mean like disassembling the whole Mister and connecting just the Nano for testing? I don't have a USB hub only the Bliss-Box. Thought that would be all I needed. Does MC even work without the I/O and Blisster? Incase I wanted to run this test again without Blisster.

Btw tried to FTP from my laptop earlier but it was epic fail. The source problem could be related to my Wifi adapter. It was encorauging though seeing it behave correctly on the first line of tests. I'm buying another Wifi adapter from Mister Ultimate early next month. In the meantime what might you suggest I do?
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Re: MiSTer device will no longer allow me to FTP

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Finally a break-through!

So, after carefully retracing my steps with a few days worth of cycling through of broken memory fragments. I finally remembered what happened the moment before the thing stopped working! It was the Windows Firewall PROMPT. The prompt appeared while I was on a rom website, I probably mistook it for a virus and hit do not allow or whatever the fuck it said. The words scrolled by so fast I reflexively trusted it, thinking a virus attack to be imminent (never doing that again) afterwards I couldn't get the FTP anywhere to work at all no matter how often I tried. I blamed everything from the Mister, to the router, to my adapter while completely forgetting about the firewall prompt.



When I figured this out, I systematically cycled through all the allowed apps through my exceptions list. I enabled a couple that I thought related to Filezilla, WinSCP, and Putty but nothing there worked. So I reset all Windows Firewall defaults and PRESTO! I'm finally FTPed into my Mister.



I hope this thread can help others who run into the same kind of problem. If all else fails after repeated FTP DO NOT wipe your SD card and start over. Instead reset your Firewall defauits. You may need to re-enable network drives and media player but trust me it's worth it.
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Re: MiSTer device will no longer allow me to FTP

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Been there done that!
More then once over the years.

A bit off topic now but could be helpful?
It has been probably over 15 years since i "used" windows firewall for anything.
I started using https://tinywall.pados.hu/ that worked very well but started being updated less and less.
So about 3-4 years ago searched around and tried three (i think) other "firewalls" they worked from ok (mostly that i did not like the GUI) to very well.

Have forgotten the other two programs but is probably easy to google and find.
What i have used since is Malwarebytes Windows Firewall Control https://binisoft.org/ (and yes that is the right url have no idé why they do not have it on malwarebyte.com?)

And YES Windows Firewall Control as in it IS using windows firewall and tinywall did too, so technically i lied :mrgreen:
What i meant by have not used windows firewall was windows own awfully crappy totally user alienated interface/GUI :evil:

One tip if anyone try malwarebytes firewall and if some program do not get a network connection is to open WFC=windows firewall control and click on the suitcase icon that is the second icon at the bottom.
Which is the connection log after opening the log window press refresh and you can depending on what you have selected see blocked/allowed connections, and if you rightclick on one blocked connection "line" you can easily choose allow this.
MUCH7much faster and easier then going into the sewer that is windows own interface/GUI!

Have to say it works really well is easy to use and understand!
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