Steven
Fri Jan 30 20:17:56 CST 2004
Thanks Paul, I've used your second option, to open ports 20 and 21 and it
works if I take off the passive mode option on the ftp client. I will use
this for now. I've tried to contact LinkSys using their online chat and the
guy just said to open port 21 and it will become a passive port, told him
that an MCSE said otherwise and he flushed me...what a service!
Thanks again!
"Paul Lynch" <paul.lynch@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 23:26:04 -0500, "Steven" <sc_sparky@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >I've set up an FTP Site on Windows XP and i'm using a LinkSys Router.
> >Whenever I try to access my FTP, i'm able to connect to my FTP server but
> >can't view the directoy listing. Tried without the Router and it works
> >fine. Contacted LinkSys and they told me to set my Server to accept
Passive
> >Mode (Transfer) and will solve the problem. I've looked on the Microsoft
> >TechNet on how to enable that and they talk about doing it by editing the
> >MetaBase but I have no clue where I can edit that or what i'm suppose to
be
> >looking for. Can anyone help me on this?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Steven
> >
>
> Steven,
>
> If you've tried it without the router and it works then clearly the
> router is the problem.
>
> What Linksys support should have told you is to configure your
> *router* to allow passive FTP clients traffic through. As you've
> already proved yourself, the server is quite happy to receive a
> passive ftp connection, its the router that doesn't want to play ;-)
>
> Another option is to use a non-passive ftp client which would only
> require you to open up ports 20 and 21.
>
> The KB article explains the whole process in some detail :
>
> Information About the IIS File Transmission Protocol (FTP) Service
>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=283679
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul Lynch
> MCSE