"Steven" <landbell3@yahoo.com.sg> wrote in message
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> Hi, I have recently tried setting up a FTP server, but doesn't seem to
> work.
> I'm using Cerberus FTP server installed into ie. ComputerA that connected
> to
> an adsl broadband service with dynamic WAN ip address. When I tried to
> connect to this ComputerA from another ComputerB that using FTP Commander
> client through 56K dialup service, I'm not able to establish the link. I
> have then found out that I can't even ping ComputerA's WAN ip address from
> ComputerB at all ! Is there anythings to be done at the router side, btw,
> I'm using Linksys BEFW11S4 router. Additional info : ComputerA with
> WinXPPro
> & ComputerB with WinXPHome. Thks for any advise in advance !
>
>

"WTC" <bcrawfordjr(remove)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> You must port forward port 21 to you computer IP.
>
>
http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=64&p_created=1084202175&p_sid=pqB44Bth&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MTkmcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1zZWFyY2hfbmwmcF9wcm9kX2x2bDE9JnBfcHJvZF9sdmwyPSZwX3NjZl9sYW5nPTEmcF9wYWdlPTEmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD1mdHA*&p_li=
>
> --
> William
>
>
>
> "Steven" <landbell3@yahoo.com.sg> wrote in message
> news:cqatha$1tu$1@newton.pacific.net.sg...
> > Hi, I have recently tried setting up a FTP server, but doesn't seem to
> > work.
> > I'm using Cerberus FTP server installed into ie. ComputerA that
connected
> > to
> > an adsl broadband service with dynamic WAN ip address. When I tried to
> > connect to this ComputerA from another ComputerB that using FTP
Commander
> > client through 56K dialup service, I'm not able to establish the link. I
> > have then found out that I can't even ping ComputerA's WAN ip address
from
> > ComputerB at all ! Is there anythings to be done at the router side,
btw,
> > I'm using Linksys BEFW11S4 router. Additional info : ComputerA with
> > WinXPPro
> > & ComputerB with WinXPHome. Thks for any advise in advance !
> >
> >
>
>