ftp://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/ INVALID

[alexandrefierro]

Greetings:

Seems like the domain:

ftp://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/

is invalid as I cannot access it via ftp/sftp/browser nor matlab - thus where are these critical input files hidden? Thank!:

setup_gridgen
grid_gen installation!
Error using matlab.io.ftp.FTP
Could not open a connection to "ftp://polar.ncep.noaa.gov", port "21". Verify the supplied host.

Error in ftp (line 64)
h = matlab.io.ftp.FTP(host, varargin{:});

Error in setup_gridgen (line 49)
ftp_ind=ftp(ftp_svr);

[alexandrefierro]

Looks like every attempt in getting the file with wget using e.g.,:

wget --no-check-certificate -r -l1 --no-parent ftp://polar.ncep.noaa.gov//waves/gridgen/gridgen_addit.tar.gz

returns a server response error.

I managed to get the file by installing LFTP on my Mac with Brew, then LFTP to polar.ncep.noaa.gov then cd to waves/gridgen and then enter " get gridgen_addit.tar.gz".

I have no clue why the noaa server returns and error and closes when accessed with wget.