Problems Using FTP -- iis ftp

Lance
7/18/2005 9:02:11 PM

Your ISP has given your "real" internet address to the Linksys router.
For Linksys, browse to http://192.168.1.1 The default password is admin,
leave username blank. Look for the "Status" tab to find your internet IP
address.

This is the address to give to Aunt Sophie so she can use her FTP client
to download pictures. Since you don't have a static IP address this will
change from time to time. In my case, my IP address is the same for
months on end then it'll change. This is fine if, for example, you just
want to distribute pictures from your vacation.

But we're not done. We have to tell Linksys that when it receives an FTP
packet from Aunt Sophie, that it need to be passed along to 192.168.1.x.
This is called "Port Forwarding." If you google "linksys port forwarding
ftp" (without quotes) there are plenty of tutorials on how to do this.

One more thing, you're opening up your LAN to outside internet traffic,
make sure you always keep your system up-to-date and buttoned up. I run
a very simple password-protected FTP server at work and get daily
break-in attempts, occasionally someone will literally try thousands of
username/password combinations to get in - so far nobody has succeeded.

Be careful.

Lance
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AA Smith thought carefully and wrote on 7/18/2005 2:43 PM:
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AA Smith
7/19/2005 1:29:33 PM

Thanks, again, Lance!

I sincerely appreciate your kind help. One thing more that I'd like to know
is whether the port setting for FTP is TCP, UDP or both.

Also, what is the name of that "very simple password-protected FTP server"
that you use?
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With kindest regards,

Dick Smith
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AA Smith
7/19/2005 2:31:12 PM

Hi, Dave;

I'm not sure where to change the configuration of Windows Firewall for WinXP
Pro. I tried Computer Management, but did not find anything that seemed
appropriate there. I opened the WinXP Pro SP2 Security Center and opened
the Windows Firewall properties dialogue, but found nothing on any tab to
set firewall configuration. I also opened my router's setup and set ports
20 & 21 to be open. I tried them set to the right computer's IP address and
I tried the settings of TCP, UDP and BOTH. It seems as though no matter how
I have them set, the same thing happens when I access an FTP folder from
another computer. The requesting computer finds the correct FTP folder on
the ftp host and opens it without a problem. The filenames are all there.
However, every time I try to copy a file from that folder, an error pops up
stating that "an error occurred while copying this file."

I would appreciate any feedback that you'd be kind enough to send to give me
a boot in the right direction.
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With kindest regards,

Dick Smith

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AA Smith
7/19/2005 5:15:19 PM

Hello, again, Dave;

I checked the Windows Firewall Properties Advanced tab and Exceptions
tab.the FTP application I'm using is on the list of firewall Exceptions
(which means it will not be blocked if a check mark appears in the box to
the left) Also on the list is an Easy-to-use FTP server for Windows. both
of those are checked. Is that latter on the Windows IIS server?

On Advanced tab, the only two services listed, 1394 connection and Local
Area Connection are both checked. And
I clicked the settings button on both of those services and placed check
marks in the box beside FTP Server.

Still, with all of that done, I get an error every time I try to access the
folder, an error message pops up on the requesting computer stating that "An
error occurred opening that folder on the FTP folder. Make sure you have
permission to access that folder. Details: An internal error occurred in
the Microsoft Internet extensions." No file names are listed--and this is
with Windows Firewall turned off! Though the LinkSys firewall was on and
ports 20 & 21 open for FTP.

Actually, the FTP server on the host pops up a balloon to let me know that
someone is accessing (actually trying to access) a folder in the Server.
So, the requesting computer is reaching the host. As to what the error may
be, I'm at a loss. The FTP server I'm using for now is not password
protected.

I'd really appreciate suggestions as to what might be causing this error.
--
With kindest regards,

Dick Smith

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Dave
7/19/2005 7:59:13 PM

open the control panel for the network connections. bring up the properties
for the connection you want to change the setting on, probably the only one
there. on the advanced tab click the settings button on the windows
firewall section of the tab. in there you can set up exceptions to the
firewall blocking.

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