Your ISP will probably not open the port.
configurations. I cannot give any more detailed instructions, because i
know nothing about your network nor setup. But perhaps you have a router
need to specify the port in the FTP client. But you still need to open the
robertin75 wrote:
>Kristofer:
>
>I already executed the ShieldsUp utility and all the ports (includying port
>21) are closed, even when I disabled the firewall.
>
>I don't think my ISP would open that port for me (in case this is the
>problem), or what do you think?
>
>How do I know if this is a misconfiguration from me, or my ISP has blocked
>the port?
>
>Any other ways to do the FTP?
>
>Thanks for your help,
>Roberto
>
>
>
>"Kristofer Gafvert" wrote:
>
>>Your ISP should be able to tell you that.
>>
>>You can also run ShieldsUp and test the port:
>>
http://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?rh1dkyd2 >>
>>But if this says that the FTP port is closed, it can be either a
>>misconfiguration by you, or your ISP blocks the port.
>>
>>--
>>Regards,
>>Kristofer Gafvert
>>
http://www.gafvert.info/iis/ - IIS Related Info
>>
>>
>>robertin75 wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Kristofer:
>>>
>>>How do I know if my ISP is blocking the ports?
>>>
>>>I already called them and they told me that they cannot give this kind of
>>>support, but just for problems with my conection to the Internet.
>>>
>>>If I do and FTP from my PC I can connect but not from the outside.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Roberto
>>>
>>>"Kristofer Gafvert" wrote:
>>>
>>>>The FTP service in Windows XP works. Perhaps your ISP blocks the
>>>>necessary
>>>>ports?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Regards,
>>>>Kristofer Gafvert
>>>>
http://www.gafvert.info/iis/ - IIS Related Info
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>robertin75 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Hi:
>>>>>
>>>>>Has anyone used Windowx XP's Internet Information Services 5.1?
>>>>>
>>>>>I am trying to set up my PC as an FTP server, so other people can
>>>>>access
>>>>>it
>>>>>(and download files, etc.) from another computer but I haven't had any
>>>>>luck.
>>>>>
>>>>>I already did all the steps and everything but I'm starting to think
>>>>>that
>>>>>maybe this is not possible and I would have to be in a server and not
>>>>>in
>>>>>a
>>>>>simple PC connected to a DSL provider.
>>>>>
>>>>>I tried to log in to my PC with an user name and password that I
>>>>>created
>>>>>from antoher computer with my IP address but it never makes it.
>>>>>
>>>>>I already disabled the firewall by the way.
>>>>>
>>>>>Anyone know if this is possible and if not, are there any other ways
>>>>>besides
>>>>>Windows Internet Information Services to make this possible?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>Roberto
>>>>
