FTP in only one direction (SOLVED)

[willem3]

I have two laptops running Linux Mint 10. Let's call them A and B. When I want to connect A to B using "ftp with logon" under "connect to server", it works fine. I see all the files on B, can transfer them, open them, etc. However, when I want to connect B to A using exactly the same procedure, I see "Cannot display location "ftp://192.168....... error connecting: connection refused". A far as I know both Mint 10 installations should be exactly the same.

What setting do I need to change on A to allow this B to A ftp connection? The firewall is disabled on both laptops and when I do "Windows share" (samba) instead of ftp with logon, it works in both directions. But then I only see the shared folders. The two laptops are on the same network and I have the IP addresses right (using nbtscan). I know the usernames and passwords for both laptops.
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I just solved this problem, Apparently, A was an ftp-client but not an ftp server. I compared all the ftp-related files on A and B and noticed that gadmin-proftpd and proftpd-basic were installed on B but not on A. Installing them on A solved this problem.

[Oscar799]

Glad you found a solution