I need help setting up an ftp site

[furie76]

Hi Everyone,
I've read through most of the messages in this forum regarding setting up an ftp site but none of them seems to help.
I have the following configuration/setup:
 - ADSL connection through SMC barricade router (SMC7401BRA)
 - Linksys cable/dsl router (BEFSR41) WAN connected to the barricade router
 - Linksys 16 port hub connected to the Linksys router
 - static ip address from my ISP
 - my Linksys router is dhcp enabled so it assigns dynamic IP's to the pc's in my LAN except for one containing the ftp server which i've setup to have a static local IP
 - I already have the linksys router forward ftp requests (ports 20-21) to the said pc
 - ftp server is setup on IIS/win xp pro
The problem is, external users cannot gain access to the ftp server through the internet using the static public IP but all the pc in my LAN can access it. I've already disabled the firewall on windows xp as well as NAT on the SMC barricade router.
Can someone tell me what I'm missing? Step by step instructions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Alan

[Larry]

Why are you disabling the NAT?  The ftp server should have a local private IP (192...) and the router/NAT should be configured to forward packets to that IP that come in through those ports on the public IP.  Larry

[furie76]

i don't know. i read somewhere that it might do the trick. apparently it didn't.

[furie76]

should i use a different ftpd? or should the users not be using MSIE to browse my ftp site?

[itsdoh]

something about the forwarding is wrong if it works internally and not externally. The software may also be limiting the connection type (local vs public). What is the ftpd? (I know what it IS, which one I mean)

[Larry]

What exactly happens when they try connect?  Larry

[furie76]

Larry,
they get a windows ftp folder error:
windows cannot access this folder. Make sure that you have typed the file name correctly and that you have permission to access the folder.
Details:
The operation timed out.

I'm using IIS in windows xp pro as my ftpd. I'm pretty sure i have the forwarding down pat. I found this on the linksys website: http://kb.linksys.com/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=97963&QuestionText=ftp&SelectName1=&advquery=%5bs%5d%5bRank%2c%2050%3a%5bSum%3a%20ftp%5d%5bMerge%3a%20%5bThesaurus%3a%20ftp%5d%5d%5d&infobase=linksysrev.nfo&record={1E}&softpage=IKW_ENU_JDocView  and i followed it to the letter.

Getting desperate  

[Larry]

Looks like an account permissions problem on the ftp server.

Try browser entry: ftp://username:password@<internet ip address>

"Folder Error" Error Message When You Attempt to Gain Access to FTP Server

Other possiblities.  Larry

[Larry]

e.g., "ftp://guest:anonymous@209.68.2.149"  without the ""...

...if you have an anonymous guest account setup. Larry

[itsdoh]

have someone outside your network go to the command prompt and type:

C:\> telnet

Microsoft (R) Windows 2000 (TM) Version 5.00 (Build 2195)
Welcome to Microsoft Telnet Client
Telnet Client Build 5.00.99206.1

Escape Character is 'CTRL+]'

Microsoft Telnet> open IP 21




See if they can connect. If they can, its a user account error. You need to enable anonymous access if you want people to not need a password

[Larry]

The ftp guest account usually does have a password.  By custom it is anonymous.  With some ftp servers, I don't recall which, that password has to be entered when using ie as I indicated in my last post.  Larry

[saikai]

You know that was my problem before. I tried SecureFTP and Cerberus FTP but I can only connect within my network. Cerberus FTP (www.cerberusftp.com) is easier to use because it detects the WAN IP automatically. This is free for personal use.

First, right click My Network Places (Windows XP desktop) and go to DSL connection properties (I am using SMC7401BRA), go to Advance tab and highlight FTP service and others that you may want to activate, in the next tab type in the IP address (192.168.1.4) of the NIC connected to the ADSL modem (this should be first set to fixed, e.g., 192.168.1.4 subnet 255.255.255.0 and gateway 192.168.1.1). (This is if you don't connect your modem to a router. Nevertheless, just put in the IP address where your FTP server resides). In the next tab, highlight ICMP responses you want. Reconnect to apply changes.

If you are using a firewall (I am using PC-Cillin Internet Security 2004), you have to allow access to port 21 and 20 or just highlight FTP service.

You have to connect to your ISP before activating Cerberus. This way it will automatically recognize your WAN IP. It's up to you to configure your FTP server.

With regards to dynamic IP, I am using dyndns (www.dyndns.org) to automatically recognize my IP address and within this site this is also a auto-update client to update your IP. I am using DynDNS script v1. Just make some adjustments to update your WAN IP with dynDNS. You may use ipconfig (using Start-Run-cmd) to verify your IP addresses.

On the client side, I am using AceFTP. Its free.

I hope this helps. Thanks.

[MadKing]

Just tried Cerberus Ftp and i love it. Simple , easy to use and work grat with my smc router. I will go trash serv-u right now.

[Rman23]

You are using NAT so the ftp client mode needs to be active not passive.  Try changing that in the client options and it should work fine.

[MicroSausage]

Enabling your IE to active from passive is the ticket... as mentioned in an earlier post, this is necessary when going using NAT...