FTP Server Stops Responding (Windows 2000)

[MaintenanceMadeEasy]

I am having difficulty with the FTP Server failing to acknowledge login requests after either being rebooted or left running for serveral hours. When a request is made it displays an error message followed by an empty browser window 2 or 3 minutes later (which is locked up and has to be terminated by using the Task Manager) .

The error message reads: Cannot find the file 'ftp://ftp.ABC.com/' (or one of its components). Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available.

I also checked the Services MMC. According to it the FTP service is "Started", but yet is fails to acknowledge any logon requests. The only way I can get it to work is to open the IIS console and create a New (Dummy) FTP Site, which I immediately delete. Once I do this, everything continues to run beautifully until I either reboot the server or let it stand for several hours. I am using Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4.

Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions for this?

Thanks in advance,

Graham

 

[MaintenanceMadeEasy]

I have a new piece of information. Restarting the service through the MMC also causes FTP to function normally.