FTP Server Banner Grabber
Retrieve the raw server banner sent on connection to identify the FTP server software and version.
What is an FTP server banner?
When an FTP client connects, the server immediately sends a 220 response — the welcome banner. This message often contains the server software name and version (e.g., 220 ProFTPD 1.3.7 Server ready). Security-conscious administrators suppress or obscure this information to prevent easy fingerprinting.
Example banners
220 ProFTPD 1.3.8 Server (ProFTPD) ready.
220 (vsFTPd 3.0.5)
220 FileZilla Server 1.8.0
220 Microsoft FTP Service