Error connecting FTP using domain name, username and password?

Question

I have only the following data

domain name: Mydomain.com (I do not have a server IP address) UserId: abc Password: 123456

when I try to connect ftp via Filezilla or Myftp it gives an error like

Failed to connect using "EAI_NONAME - neither nodename nor servname provided or unknown."

Please offer me a solution.

Answer 1

I also had this error. My domian name was a subdomain like xxx.yyy.com And the cpanel ftp configuration told me that the ftp server - ftp.xxx.yyy.com Fillzilla could not connect and showed this error:

Connection error using "EAI_NONAME" - neither item nor servname provided or unknown. "

This error is intended to resolve dns. I just deleted "ftp". from ftp.xxx.yyy.com and now it works

Answer 2

This is a name resolution error. Your domain name is incorrect. Check for spelling errors or try using an IP address. You can use ping mydomain.com on Windows to find out the IP address of your server.

Answer 3

I also had this error. My Domianic name was a subdomain such as xxx.yyy.com. The cpanel ftp configuration told me that the ftp server is ftp.xxx.yyy.com. Fillzilla was unable to connect and showed this error:

The connection attempt failed: "EAI_NONAME - neither the name nor the server name was provided or not known."

I used the IP address as the ftp host, not ftp.xxx.yyy.com

Answer 4

Most likely you are using a service like GoDaddy (or similar) with cPanel configuration. In my case, GoDaddy usually has this error, and I cannot "use" FTP correctly using my domain.

The only way I was able to fix this (weird / stupid) would be to use my own cpanel IP address and your domain.com , ftp.domain.com or domain IP address

1. Take the cPanel URL from the cPanel FTP page:

   https://abcabc123123.prod.ph12.secureserver.net:1234/cpsess1234567890/frontend/paper_lantern/ftp/accounts.html (modified for privacy)

2. Either use abcabc123123.prod.ph12.secureserver.net as an FTP domain , or get your cPanel IP address using ping:

    ping abcabc123123.prod.ph12.secureserver.net 64 bytes from 123.456.789.123: icmp_seq=0 ttl=52 time=32.398 ms 

I hate that this works and my domain does not, but now I can FTP.

Answer 5

It took me almost an hour to understand what to leave an empty port in this case. In the old days, the default port was used by default.

Therefore, configuring Port: 21 was the solution.

Answer 6

The solution that worked for me was to use the IP address instead of the domain name, and the Cpanel username and password as login credentials do not forget to set the port number to 21.

Good luck

Answer 7

For Godaddy & Filezilla,

• remove ftp from hostname and use domain. Example of removing ftp from ftp.example.com and providing example.com as the host name
• Select Protocol - FTP
• Select encryption - use only plain FTP (not secure)

Try it now! Enjoy it!

Answer 8

Delete "ftp." on behalf of the owner. For example, if your site is http://www.example.com and you use "ftp.example.com", try using "example.com" only as the host name .... it just works with me!