FTP

[JAMIL]

PLEASE HELP. I WANT TO USE A FTP SERVER CALLED BADBLUE
BUT I HAVE A ROUTER WHICH NEEDED TO BE PORT FORWARDED
WHICH THE ROUTER TECHS HELPED ME WITH BUT ITS STILL
DOESNT WORK THE INTERNET USERS CANT ACCESS IT... SO DO I
NEED TO CONFIGUR THE WINDOWS XP TO ALLOW TO ACCES MY
SHARED FILES USING A FTP SERVER....HOW DO I THAT? PLEAS
HELP I HAVE COMCAST AS MY ISP

 

[Rob Schneider]

First, don't type in all CAP's. DIFFICULT TO READ AND LOOKS AS THOUGH
YOU ARE SHOUTING! Please don't shout.

The problem could be one or all of:

1. The Router tech's didn't port forward correctly.
2. There is a firewall (software) running on the XP box. Either XP's
built in firewall or 3rd party. Adjust to accept FTP packets, or remove
entirely (since you have another router).
3. The FTP server is not really running yet. Check the service is
turned on. Try accessing it from the XP machine itslef as a test. Try
accessing it from another intenal networked machine as a test.
4. The FTP server has settings, maybe security related, which precludes
use. Re-check.
5. You've given your collegues the wrong IP address to contact. You
have to give them the external IP address on the network side of the router.

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms