| Below
are common errors reported by user's trying to download
from our FTP site. |
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| A few things
to check first are: |
| - Make
sure that ftp.minolta-qms.com resolves
to the right IP address (161.33.3.3) |
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If
you are using Internet Explorer and you are behind a firewall make
sure that you have turned on
the Passive FTP setting: |
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Tools->Internet
Options->Advanced->Use Passive FTP
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1.
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I
cannot get to your site, even though I've tried many times at varying
times of day and night. |
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Very often
a result of heavy network traffic, router problems, or even browser/site
configuration problems. Some issues to be considered: -- We use Passive-Mode
FTP ... check your settings to ensure Passive-Mode FTP. |
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There is a
simultaneous-session limit that can be reached, and user is simply
encouraged to try back at another time. |
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Sometimes,
for unexplainable reasons, a user's login to the site will actually
spawn multiple sessions, causing the simultaneous-sessions limit to
be reached prematurely. Again, user is encouraged to try back at another
time. |
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Issues may
exist with browser (for example, there is a known bug with Internet
Explorer 5, which causes interference when trying to access FTP sites,
and modifying (via the browser options) how FTP sites are accessed
can help). Query the web site or documentation for the browser
being used for hints on known issues. |
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One thing
to consider is whether your site runs some sort of HTTP cache engine
or HTTP proxy. When using a cache engine for internal use you may
have problems getting to sites on the Internet due to problems with
your cache engine. You might have to disable the caching, retry the
inaccessible Internet site, and then enable caching again. |
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A
testing possibility would be whether you have another ISP available
to get on the Internet. If you do, trying to reach our site through
the separate ISP and see what the results are.
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Call the
877-778-2687 in the USA (select
here for other countries) to determine the status of our Corporate
Web site. See the attached set
of questions for information you may be asked at the time of your
call. |
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2.
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I am
prompted to provide a user login and password. |
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Again, usually
indicates a protocol or configuration problem on user end, because
we have NO restrictions on the Corporate site. As stated before, the
FTP site does require user to provide an Email address (either manually
via FTP, or automatically through the browser), but this is applicable
only if user is trying to download ... it does not affect initial
site access or site navigation. |
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3.
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I reach your
web site, but I never get the full screen of information. |
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Network traffic
(internal or external to the customer's site). Sometimes the wait
for the screen to paint (with slow network traffic) can seem as if
the system is not responding at all. |
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A key determinant
here, is whether or not you are getting time out network error messages
... even so, the issue could be a router, and not our Corporate Web
site. The fact that your screen begins to paint at all means that
you have reached our Corporate Web site. |
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Again, issues
may exist with browser (for example, there is a known bug with Internet
Explorer 5, which causes interference when trying to access FTP sites,
and modifying (via the browser options) how FTP sites are accessed
can help). Query the web site or documentation for the browser
being used for hints on known issues. |
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If
you have tried these suggestions and still cannot access our FTP site
to download,
please send email to FTP.help@bpus.konicaminolta.us
and let us know which file (filename)
you are needing and we will email you a HTTP link to download the
file as an alternative method. |