Gets or sets a value which specifies the way data transfers are made. This is used only when FTP protocol is used.

Namespace:  Rebex.Net
Assembly:  Rebex.FileTransfer (in Rebex.FileTransfer.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Property FtpPassiveMode As Boolean
	Get
	Set
C#
public bool FtpPassiveMode { get; set; }

Field Value

The file transfer type. Default is true (passive).

Remarks

Passive mode - data transfer connections are made by the client, which connects to the server.

Active mode - data transfer connections are made by the server, which connects to the client.

Firewalls and NATs often make it impossible to use active transfers.

When using HTTP CONNECT proxy, this property is ignored and all transfers are passive.

Version Information

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.9, 3.5

See Also