NetBox instability and connection loss in Far Manager 3
Posted: Mon 20 Oct, 2025 18:34
Dear Developers and Community,
First of all, I would like to express my highest respect for the developers of Far Manager.
I have been using the program for many years and hold it in very high regard.
I am currently using Far Manager 3 with the NetBox plugin. After numerous tests, version changes, configuration adjustments, and several months of troubleshooting, I have unfortunately been unable to resolve the following issue.
I use NetBox on a daily basis in my work, and it is an essential tool for me.
While working over FTP (regardless of the server), I frequently encounter a “countdown and then connection lost” dialog box. I’ve written a small LUA script to automatically close this window, but its constant appearance is very disruptive.
In addition, NetBox occasionally crashes with a STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION error, which sometimes results in data loss.
From what I have read on the forums, I am not the only one experiencing these problems, and I understand that the development of NetBox is largely done on a voluntary basis.
I see two possible paths forward:
• I could revert to Far Manager 2 (or even 1.6), where NetBox was completely stable for me – but that would mean losing the convenient LUA-based plugin development capabilities.
• Or – if possible – I would respectfully ask whether any developer could let me know under what conditions or with what kind of support they might be willing to fix these NetBox issues and produce a stable version.
I kindly ask for your constructive suggestions or guidance on how to resolve this situation.
Thank you very much in advance for your help and for taking the time to read this.
Best regards,
Ernő
First of all, I would like to express my highest respect for the developers of Far Manager.
I have been using the program for many years and hold it in very high regard.
I am currently using Far Manager 3 with the NetBox plugin. After numerous tests, version changes, configuration adjustments, and several months of troubleshooting, I have unfortunately been unable to resolve the following issue.
I use NetBox on a daily basis in my work, and it is an essential tool for me.
While working over FTP (regardless of the server), I frequently encounter a “countdown and then connection lost” dialog box. I’ve written a small LUA script to automatically close this window, but its constant appearance is very disruptive.
In addition, NetBox occasionally crashes with a STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION error, which sometimes results in data loss.
From what I have read on the forums, I am not the only one experiencing these problems, and I understand that the development of NetBox is largely done on a voluntary basis.
I see two possible paths forward:
• I could revert to Far Manager 2 (or even 1.6), where NetBox was completely stable for me – but that would mean losing the convenient LUA-based plugin development capabilities.
• Or – if possible – I would respectfully ask whether any developer could let me know under what conditions or with what kind of support they might be willing to fix these NetBox issues and produce a stable version.
I kindly ask for your constructive suggestions or guidance on how to resolve this situation.
Thank you very much in advance for your help and for taking the time to read this.
Best regards,
Ernő