What's happening? If it is a connection problem, you may well have the same problem with any FTP client.
If you do want a free, easy to use FTP client, I would recommend
Smart FTP or (my own favourite,although it is no longer developed)
LeechFTP
If you want to use the built-in command line ftp client, there is a good tutorial at
http://culearn.creighton.edu/utiliti...ommandline.htm