Cannot connect to vsftpd on Azure virtual machine

Question

I have virtual machine on Windows Azure (Ubuntu).

I have installed vsftp on server and assigned end points in Azure portal for FTP.

But when I try to connect with FileZilla, it's giving me below error:

Command: PWD
Response: 257 "/"
Command: TYPE I
Response: 200 Switching to Binary mode.
Command: PASV
Response: 227 Entering Passive Mode (100,66,218,25,240,15).
Command: LIST
Error: Connection timed out after 20 seconds of inactivity
Error: Failed to retrieve directory listing

Here is snapshot of Azure endpoints:

Answer 1

Finally, I used SFTP connection. I have SSH in azure endpoints.

Simply use your ssh username and password to login in filezilla.

Host: your server IP address

Protocol: SFTP: SSH File Transfer Protocol

User: SSH username

Password: SSH password

Answer 2

The FTP server is listening on the port 61455 for data transfer connection:

Response: 227 Entering Passive Mode (100,66,218,25,240,15).

240 << 8 + 15 = 61455

You do not have that port allowed in the end points configuration.

You have to allow all the ports in your FTP server data connection port range in the end points configuration.

If you need to allow large range of ports, you can use the Add-AzureEndpoint PowerShell cmdlet.

See my guide on Azure endpoint provisioning.

Answer 3

try using WinSCP

then under the conection menu, uncheck passive mode,