# Net::FTP broken on OS X (Tiger) / Ruby 1.8.2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [April 17, 2006, 11:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ftp-broken-on-os-x-tiger-ruby-1-8-2/57971 "2006-04-17T11:18:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![subimage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@subimage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/subimage)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 11:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ftp-broken-on-os-x-tiger-ruby-1-8-2/57971/1 "2006-04-17T11:18:55Z")
I’m running Ruby 1.8.2 on my Tiger machine. I’m trying to use Net::FTP on the machine. I can login to the server fine, but when I try a ftp.list IRB just hangs, then gives me something like this: Net::FTPTempError: 425 Could not open data connection to port 54406: Connection timed out If I run the same code on my Debian Linux box (also Ruby 1.8.2) it works flawlessly. Ideas??? This is driving me nuts. I need to be able to dev on my mac… Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![subimage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@subimage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/subimage)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ftp-broken-on-os-x-tiger-ruby-1-8-2/57971/2 "2006-04-17T11:53:32Z")
Subimage wrote: > I’m running Ruby 1.8.2 on my Tiger machine. I’m trying to use Net::FTP > on the machine. > > I can login to the server fine, but when I try a ftp.list IRB just > hangs, then gives me something like this: > > Net::FTPTempError: 425 Could not open data connection to port 54406: > Connection timed out > > If I run the same code on my Debian Linux box (also Ruby 1.8.2) it works > flawlessly. > > Ideas??? This is driving me nuts. I need to be able to dev on my mac… > > Thanks in advance. PS: I doubt it’s a network config error because I can use Net::HTTP just fine. ---
**Author:** ![subimage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@subimage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/subimage)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ftp-broken-on-os-x-tiger-ruby-1-8-2/57971/3 "2006-04-17T11:53:39Z")
Ruby 1.8.2 that comes with Tiger is broken anyway. You should download and compile 1.8.4 yourself. On 17-Apr-06, at 5:19 AM, Subimage wrote: > works > > !DSPAM:44435d84136742298113909! – Jeremy T. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid “You cannot depend on your eyes, when your imagination is out of focus.” – Mark Twain ---
**Author:** ![subimage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@subimage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/subimage)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 12:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ftp-broken-on-os-x-tiger-ruby-1-8-2/57971/4 "2006-04-17T12:14:18Z")
Jeremy T. wrote: > Ruby 1.8.2 that comes with Tiger is broken anyway. You should > download and compile 1.8.4 yourself. I’m quite aware. I compiled it myself so Rails would work…Any other suggestions besides recompiling? ---
**Author:** ![subimage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@subimage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/subimage)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 12:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ftp-broken-on-os-x-tiger-ruby-1-8-2/57971/5 "2006-04-17T12:24:27Z")
> > > > > “S” == Subimage [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: S\> I’m quite aware. I compiled it myself so Rails would work…Any other S\> suggestions besides recompiling? Try to use passive mode. Guy Decoux ---
**Author:** ![subimage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@subimage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/subimage)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ftp-broken-on-os-x-tiger-ruby-1-8-2/57971/6 "2006-04-17T19:18:54Z")
ts wrote: > > > > > > “S” == Subimage [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: > > S\> I’m quite aware. I compiled it myself so Rails would work…Any > other > S\> suggestions besides recompiling? > > Try to use passive mode. > > Guy Decoux I’ve done that. Like I said, I can run the same code on my Debian box and it’s broken. This is really infuriating… ---
**Author:** ![subimage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@subimage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/subimage)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 5:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ftp-broken-on-os-x-tiger-ruby-1-8-2/57971/7 "2006-04-18T05:32:06Z")
FYI: The same code tested works on my XP box & my Debian box with Ruby 1.8.2 (all behind the same router, so it’s not a firewall issue). I guess recompiling the latest Ruby (1.8.4) is recommended on my OSX box? Will this break any of my installed gems like RMagick?