topic Re: External FTP with the Pro add-an in Plusnet Feedback

External FTP with the Pro add-an

jelv — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:14:07 GMT

http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/speed_guide/traffic_management.shtml
Surely external FTP isn't prioritised above Plusnet FTP - I can't understand the logic of that!
It also seems odd that Other is also pushed up to Titanium

Re: External FTP with the Pro add-an

orbrey — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:39:09 GMT

Hi Jelv,
To address these (just asked Dave )

Quote from: jelv
Surely external FTP isn't prioritised above Plusnet FTP - I can't understand the logic of that!

It is... reasons being, there's no point prioritising Plusnet FTP any higher than that because the connection speed is limited by the servers rather than anything else (I believe that's mentioned when you log in to PN FTP?). Also the Pro add-on was in part designed for remote working, which in a lot of cases involves FTP to non-Plusnet sites.

Quote from: jelv
It also seems odd that Other is also pushed up to Titanium

That's because Other is where all the unidentified traffic is, so all new games etc will be in here if they're not already classified. One of the major selling points of Pro is that this traffic will be prioritised, hence why it's in titanium.
Hope that helps explain.

Re: External FTP with the Pro add-an

jelv — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:43:35 GMT

Thanks for the explanation.

Quote from: Matt
I believe that's mentioned when you log in to PN FTP?

Just checked and it is:

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220-PLEASE NOTE: If you have a non-subscription account you
220-will only be able to login to this ftp server if you are
220-dialled into our network.
220-
220-A Maximum of 4 concurrent connections are allowed to this
220-server, each session is limited to 256KB/s downloads.
220-
220 Plus.Net FTP Server #5 ready

Edit: But no such message on FTPing to ccgi! This is all you get:

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220 Plus.Net CGI FTP Server #2 ready

Re: External FTP with the Pro add-an

orbrey — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:01:59 GMT

That's because FTP to the CCGI servers is limited by the ellacoyas rather than the server itself to prevent abuse of the platform.