hey, it´s the newbie-board, so it´s no problem to ask newbie questions...
well, uploading the file is not what it´s about, the question is if you´re allowed to execute files. I don´t think so, because you would need a remote shell with the proper rights to do so, ftp-access is not enough.
so when your connection is pretty slow scan smaller IP-ranges....
what programs you use btw?