Java 7 prevents FTP transfers on Windows Vista and 7 if firewall is on. Any ideas?

Question

Java 7 prevents FTP transfers on Windows Vista and 7.

In FTP, before a file is transferred a PORT or a PASV command must be sent. As soon as one of the commands is

Answer 1

I've submitted a bug report to Oracle, see bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=7077696

They've marked the priority as low, which makes me think that they don't quite understand the magnitude of the problem, i.e. that FTP is broken on Java/Windows. I forgot to state that explicitly in the bug report. If anyone else feels like it should have a higher priority please add a comment to the Oracle bug report.

I just noticed that you can also 'vote' for the bug, so please give it a vote if you agree it's significant.