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 had the same problem using IDE Eclipse Neon, JAVA 7 and Windows 7 Professional. Trying to upload a PDF file to an FTP server. I solved it by running the following command in CMD as administrator:

C: \ Users \ pc01> netsh advfirewall set global StatefulFTP disable