Cannot connect to my ftp site

[Guest]

I am setting up an FTP site for the first time and I'm getting an error while
in IE. It is as follows.

Windows cannot access this folder. Make sure you typed the file name
correctly and that you have permission to access this folder.

Details:
the operation timed out.

I am using IIS6.0 in windows XP with a linksys wrt54g wireless router and
gateway went into the router and opened port 21 for the ftp site IP and still
cannot connect to it from outside my network. I didn't set up a static IP
for the PC with the FTP site on it b/c my router assined it an IP address.
Do I need to assign it a static IP address? Any other help would be
appreciated.

Craig

 

[Richard G. Harper]

You need to turn on forwarding on your router to forward the FTP port (21)
to your computer's internal IP address, then access the FTP server via your
actual Internet IP address, not the IP address the router assigns the PC.

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[Daniel Crichton]

And if your router doesn't automatically handle FTP protocols, you also need
port 20 forwarded. You might also need to configure the client PC to use
Active FTP instead of Passive (the IE default), as Passive won't work if the
router doesn't understand the FTP protocol (as it won't forwards the ports
the FTP server is opening for the client to connect to). Active FTP won't
work if the client PC has a firewall/router blocking incoming ports that
doesn't read the FTP packets to forward the correct ports either. So, if
neither end can handle it automatically, it won't work anyway.

I use a Netgear DG834 on my "FTP server" which does inspect FTP packets to
open the correct ports for Passive FTP handling.

Dan

Richard wrote on Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:01:29 -0500:

You need to turn on forwarding on your router to forward the FTP port (21)
to your computer's internal IP address, then access the FTP server via
your actual Internet IP address, not the IP address the router assigns the
PC.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

I am setting up an FTP site for the first time and I'm getting an error
while
in IE. It is as follows.

Windows cannot access this folder. Make sure you typed the file name
correctly and that you have permission to access this folder.

Details:
the operation timed out.

I am using IIS6.0 in windows XP with a linksys wrt54g wireless router and
gateway went into the router and opened port 21 for the ftp site IP and
still
cannot connect to it from outside my network. I didn't set up a static
IP for the PC with the FTP site on it b/c my router assined it an IP
address. Do I need to assign it a static IP address? Any other help
would be appreciated.

Craig

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the help once I opened the ftp site on my router and accessed the
actual IP address it allowed me to access it.

And if your router doesn't automatically handle FTP protocols, you also need
port 20 forwarded. You might also need to configure the client PC to use
Active FTP instead of Passive (the IE default), as Passive won't work if the
router doesn't understand the FTP protocol (as it won't forwards the ports
the FTP server is opening for the client to connect to). Active FTP won't
work if the client PC has a firewall/router blocking incoming ports that
doesn't read the FTP packets to forward the correct ports either. So, if
neither end can handle it automatically, it won't work anyway.

I use a Netgear DG834 on my "FTP server" which does inspect FTP packets to
open the correct ports for Passive FTP handling.

Dan

Richard wrote on Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:01:29 -0500:

You need to turn on forwarding on your router to forward the FTP port (21)
to your computer's internal IP address, then access the FTP server via
your actual Internet IP address, not the IP address the router assigns the
PC.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

I am setting up an FTP site for the first time and I'm getting an error
while
in IE. It is as follows.

Windows cannot access this folder. Make sure you typed the file name
correctly and that you have permission to access this folder.

Details:
the operation timed out.

I am using IIS6.0 in windows XP with a linksys wrt54g wireless router and
gateway went into the router and opened port 21 for the ftp site IP and
still
cannot connect to it from outside my network. I didn't set up a static
IP for the PC with the FTP site on it b/c my router assined it an IP
address. Do I need to assign it a static IP address? Any other help
would be appreciated.

Craig

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Glad to hear it!

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Thanks for the help once I opened the ftp site on my router and accessed
the
actual IP address it allowed me to access it.

And if your router doesn't automatically handle FTP protocols, you also
need
port 20 forwarded. You might also need to configure the client PC to use
Active FTP instead of Passive (the IE default), as Passive won't work if
the
router doesn't understand the FTP protocol (as it won't forwards the
ports
the FTP server is opening for the client to connect to). Active FTP won't
work if the client PC has a firewall/router blocking incoming ports that
doesn't read the FTP packets to forward the correct ports either. So, if
neither end can handle it automatically, it won't work anyway.

I use a Netgear DG834 on my "FTP server" which does inspect FTP packets
to
open the correct ports for Passive FTP handling.

Dan

Richard wrote on Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:01:29 -0500:

You need to turn on forwarding on your router to forward the FTP port
(21)
to your computer's internal IP address, then access the FTP server via
your actual Internet IP address, not the IP address the router assigns
the
PC.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

I am setting up an FTP site for the first time and I'm getting an
error
while
in IE. It is as follows.

Windows cannot access this folder. Make sure you typed the file name
correctly and that you have permission to access this folder.

Details:
the operation timed out.

I am using IIS6.0 in windows XP with a linksys wrt54g wireless router
and
gateway went into the router and opened port 21 for the ftp site IP
and
still
cannot connect to it from outside my network. I didn't set up a
static
IP for the PC with the FTP site on it b/c my router assined it an IP
address. Do I need to assign it a static IP address? Any other help
would be appreciated.

Craig