Problem Connecting to FTP Servers

19 Dec 2005 2:00 AM

Wizard

Everytime I try to connect to an FTP server from my home computer, it can't
connect, no matter what FTP client i'm using. I thought the Windows firewall
was blocking the FTP port, so I entered 21 into the allowed ports list, but
it didn't work. Not even Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer can connect.
Does anyone have any suggestions to help fix this problem? Thanks.

19 Dec 2005 2:08 AM

Philip Ashley

if you are connecting via a router then you need to specify a group of
port numbers and forward those to the client machine and specify those
in the ftp client as well. I would suggest a range of about 15
consecutive port numbers.You may also find that running the client in
passive mode is necessary in some cases

hth

philip ashley

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"Wizard" <Wiz***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Everytime I try to connect to an FTP server from my home computer, it
> can't
> connect, no matter what FTP client i'm using. I thought the Windows
> firewall
> was blocking the FTP port, so I entered 21 into the allowed ports
> list, but
> it didn't work. Not even Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer can
> connect.
> Does anyone have any suggestions to help fix this problem? Thanks.

19 Dec 2005 3:11 AM

Wizard

Hmm, what would the port numbers be?

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"Philip Ashley" wrote:

> if you are connecting via a router then you need to specify a group of
> port numbers and forward those to the client machine and specify those
> in the ftp client as well. I would suggest a range of about 15
> consecutive port numbers.You may also find that running the client in
> passive mode is necessary in some cases
>
> hth
>
> philip ashley
>
> "Wizard" <Wiz***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:59498648-7946-4C8D-9B70-582B08CBBCDA@microsoft.com...
> > Everytime I try to connect to an FTP server from my home computer, it
> > can't
> > connect, no matter what FTP client i'm using. I thought the Windows
> > firewall
> > was blocking the FTP port, so I entered 21 into the allowed ports
> > list, but
> > it didn't work. Not even Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer can
> > connect.
> > Does anyone have any suggestions to help fix this problem? Thanks.
>
>

19 Dec 2005 3:16 AM

Wizard

I am using a router, but I have never had this problem before.

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"Philip Ashley" wrote:

> if you are connecting via a router then you need to specify a group of
> port numbers and forward those to the client machine and specify those
> in the ftp client as well. I would suggest a range of about 15
> consecutive port numbers.You may also find that running the client in
> passive mode is necessary in some cases
>
> hth
>
> philip ashley
>
> "Wizard" <Wiz***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:59498648-7946-4C8D-9B70-582B08CBBCDA@microsoft.com...
> > Everytime I try to connect to an FTP server from my home computer, it
> > can't
> > connect, no matter what FTP client i'm using. I thought the Windows
> > firewall
> > was blocking the FTP port, so I entered 21 into the allowed ports
> > list, but
> > it didn't work. Not even Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer can
> > connect.
> > Does anyone have any suggestions to help fix this problem? Thanks.
>
>

19 Dec 2005 3:59 AM

Philip Ashley

i use an ftp client called filezilla and allow incoming and outgoing
connections on ports 50000-50015 for the filezilla application. this
works for active and passive connections. the port numbers are set in
the client, the firewall and the router
http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla

http://www.ncftp.com/ncftpd/doc/misc/ftp_and_firewalls.html

hth

philip ashley

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"Wizard" <Wiz***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am using a router, but I have never had this problem before.
>
> "Philip Ashley" wrote:
>
>> if you are connecting via a router then you need to specify a group
>> of
>> port numbers and forward those to the client machine and specify
>> those
>> in the ftp client as well. I would suggest a range of about 15
>> consecutive port numbers.You may also find that running the client in
>> passive mode is necessary in some cases
>>
>> hth
>>
>> philip ashley
>>
>> "Wizard" <Wiz***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:59498648-7946-4C8D-9B70-582B08CBBCDA@microsoft.com...
>> > Everytime I try to connect to an FTP server from my home computer,
>> > it
>> > can't
>> > connect, no matter what FTP client i'm using. I thought the Windows
>> > firewall
>> > was blocking the FTP port, so I entered 21 into the allowed ports
>> > list, but
>> > it didn't work. Not even Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer can
>> > connect.
>> > Does anyone have any suggestions to help fix this problem? Thanks.
>>
>>