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I have a FTP server on a Windows Server 2012 machine and I am trying to get setup.exe from it.

CMD.EXE log:

C:>ftp 1.2.3.4

Connected to 1.2.3.4.

220-FileZilla Server version 0.9.45 beta

220-written by Tim Kosse (tim.kosse@filezilla-project.org)

220 Please visit http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/

User (1.2.3.4:(none)): my_username

331 Password required for my_username

Password:

230 Logged on

ftp> get setup.exe

200 Port command successful

150 Opening data channel for file download from server of "/setup.exe"

.. and stays like this

CMD.EXE log 2:

C:>ftp 1.2.3.4

Connected to 1.2.3.4.

220-FileZilla Server version 0.9.45 beta

220-written by Tim Kosse (tim.kosse@filezilla-project.org)

220 Please visit http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/

User (1.2.3.4:(none)): my_username

331 Password required for my_username

Password:

230 Logged on

ftp> quote cwd /

250 CWD successful. "/" is current directory.

ftp> quote TYPE I

200 Type set to I

ftp> QUOTE PASV

227 Entering Passive Mode (185,7,63,37,115,151)

ftp> RETR setup.exe

Invalid command.

ftp> QUOTE RETR setup.exe

425 Can't open data connection for transfer of "/setup.exe"

ftp> get setup.exe

200 Port command successful

150 Opening data channel for file download from server of "/setup.exe"

Aborting any active data connections...

Aborting any active data connections...

Connection closed by remote host.

ftp> quote get setup.exe

Not connected.

ftp>

FileZilla log:

Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message...

Response:   220-FileZilla Server version 0.9.45 beta

Response:   220-written by Tim Kosse (tim.kosse@filezilla-project.org)

Response:   220 Please visit http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/

Command:    AUTH TLS

Response:   502 SSL/TLS authentication not allowed

Command:    AUTH SSL

Response:   502 SSL/TLS authentication not allowed

Status: Insecure server, it does not support FTP over TLS.

Command:    USER my_username

Response:   331 Password required for my_username

Command:    PASS **************

Response:   230 Logged on

Status: Logged in

Status: Starting download of /setup.exe

Command:    CWD /

Response:   250 CWD successful. "/" is current directory.

Command:    TYPE I

Response:   200 Type set to I

Command:    PASV

Response:   227 Entering Passive Mode (185,7,63,37,98,242)

Command:    RETR setup.exe

Response:   150 Opening data channel for file download from server of "/setup.exe"

Response:   226 Successfully transferred "/setup.exe"

Status: File transfer successful, transferred 5,120 bytes in 1 second

Why it works with FileZilla but not with Windows FTP from command-line?

More than that I would want a command that executed one time would download this file from that FTP without asking the password.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

It works in FileZilla, because FileZilla defaults to the passive FTP mode, which is more firewall/NAT friendly. The Windows FTP command-line client (ftp.exe) not only defaults to the active mode, it does not even support the passive mode, on any version of Windows. It makes it pretty useless nowadays due to ubiquitous firewalls and NATs.

Read my article about the active and passive FTP connection modes to understand why the passive mode is a must.

Use any other Windows FTP command-line client instead. Most other support the passive mode.

For example WinSCP defaults to the passive mode and there's a guide available for converting Windows FTP script to WinSCP script.

Your can specifically use a batch file (.bat) like:

winscp.com /command ^

    "open ftp://my_username:password@1.2.3.4/" ^

    "get setup.exe" ^

    "exit"

(I'm the author of WinSCP)