FileZilla error: "The data connection could not be established: ETIMEDOUT - Connection attempt timed out" when connecting to ProFTPD

Question

I'm still getting the error after trying the solutions here. Any other ideas how to solve this? I'm using a CentOS 7 server (64bit, x86), on AWS.

Below are the messages from FileZilla.

Status: Connecting to XXX.XXX.XX.XXX:21...
Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
Status: Logged in
Status: Retrieving directory listing...
Command:    PWD
Response:   257 "/" is the current directory
Command:    TYPE I
Response:   200 Type set to I
Command:    PASV
Response:   227 Entering Passive Mode (54,145,XX,XXX,206,110).
Command:    MLSD
Error:  The data connection could not be established: ETIMEDOUT - Connection attempt timed out

Solution

Based on your comments, your FTP server is not correctly configured to announce its external IP address in PASV command response.

With ProFTPD server, you need to update the MasqueradeAddress directive in proftpd.conf.

See also ProFTPD: Firewalls, Routers, and NAT and my article about network setup for FTP.

Comments

[Martin Prikryl]

What server is it? Is it your server? (How did you set it up?) Or 3rd party server? Is 54.145.89.103 the IP address you are connecting to? (the same as XXX.XXX.XX.XXX)?

[vocotipex]

I'm using a CentOS 7 server (64bit, x86), on AWS. No, 54.145.89.103 is not the address I'm trying to connect. My server IP is different.

[Martin Prikryl]

What FTP server is that?

[vocotipex]

I think it's proftpd

[vocotipex]

you're the man, Martin!