User’s GuideWS_FTP ProTo set the network timeout:1 Do one of the following:•In the Classic interface, from the “Connection” dialog box, select the site and click the Advanced Properties button.•In the Explorer interface, select the site and select Site Properties from the File menu.2 Click the Advanced tab.3 Set the Network Timeout. Note In addition to the network timeout setting within WS_FTP Pro, there is also a server timeout that is determined by the FTP site. Most FTP sites will shut down the connection to a client such as WS_FTP Pro after a few minutes of inactivity. This setting can be changed only by the administrator of the FTP site, not from WS_FTP Pro.Setting Network Buffer Sizes (Classic Interface Only)The network buffers determine how big a chunk of data is processed each time your PC sends or receives data over the network. The Receive size is the buffer size for downloading a file from an FTP site; the Transmission size is the buffer size for uploading.1 If you are in the “Connection” dialog box, close it.2 Select Options from the View menu, and click the Advanced tab.3 Set the Network Buffer Receive size. This controls the maximum number of bytes processed each time your PC reads from the network. The value can vary from 80 to 4096. You should see the best results with this set to 4096. Note that the actual number of bytes in each “Receive” is determined by the TCP/IP stack and by the amount of information available.4 Set the Network Buffer Transmission size. This controls the maximum number of bytes processed each time your PC sends data over the network. The optimum value to place here depends on your TCP/IP stack. If you have a direct connection, 4096 is
