This can happen when you are behind a firewall or are running a personal firewall like Black Ice Defender or ZoneAlarm.
To fix this, go into your FTP program settings and find the setting for “Passive Mode” or “PASV Mode”. If it is turned on, turn it off. If it is off, turn it on.
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