Errr. there are other experts in this group as well, I'm just 'too' free.
Now, regarding your question. it's the NAT device that not working
it needs to do. Here's one long discussion with experts' explaination:
/group/microsoft.public.inetserver.iis.ftp/browse_thread/thread/f1552611e852d9db/9ff12c30d736e469?lnk=st&q=IIS+FTP+invalid+500+port++alun+jones&rnum=10&hl=en#9ff12c30d736e469
"bbxrider" <bxtrap01@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> thanks bc, switched back to port 21 and voila, the article didn't mention
> any solution when using port numbers >1023
> ever hear anything for that?
> and btw, i would vote for renaming this forum bc's super shop, i had read
> some other posts looking for an answer and you
> were there more times than not,
> many many thanks for super support
> bbxrider
>
> "Bernard Cheah [MVP]" <qbernard@hotmail.com.discuss> wrote in message
> news:OAOKm9XlFHA.2472@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Sounds like NAT issue again.
>> FTP Error: 500 Invalid PORT Command
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=281193 >> --
>> Regards,
>> Bernard Cheah
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/iis/ >>
http://www.iiswebcastseries.com/ >>
http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/ >>
>>
>> "bbxrider" <bxtrap01@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:%23pS$o7VlFHA.572@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> > for win adv server2k, iis5.0
>> > used all the default ftp site settings, except changed port to 2121
>> > opened up port 2121 on my firewall, for tcp/udp,
>> >
>> > the error msg ends with 'make sure you have permission to access
>> > folder'
>> > 200 type set to a
>> > 500 invalid port command
>> > 500 'lprt 6,16,0,0,0,0,0,0,9,4,0,0,0,0,34,113,2,8,204' command not
>> > understood
>> >
>> > i noticed the default driveLetter:/inetpub/ftproot/ folder, default is
> no
>> > sharing for web, so i tried allowing web access
>> > but still no access
>> >
>> > this should be easy right?
>> >
>> > bbx
>> >
>> >
>> >
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