Re: Accessing a local FTP Site behind a router on the internet

From: Memnoch (memnoch_at_nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com)
Date: 05/31/03


Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 21:23:41 +0100

Yes but 127 is loop back and so won't work from the outside.

On Thu, 29 May 2003 14:46:07 -0700, "André Hallé" <andre.halle@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

>I hope not. But it may be possible that this kind of router have a security
>issue blocking non local FTP operation. But i'm still curious, i'm not a
>specialist in this. I've tried Serv-U with his own adress : 127.0.0.1 and it
>work well on my system. With the 127.0.0.1 i was able to reach my mp3
>directory.
>
>I wonder if someone have the same type of configuration i have (a Dlink
>DI-604 and a Serv-u Ftp server software) and having it working well on a non
>local base access. ? If the response is yes, how it works ?
>
>"David" <davidwnh@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>news:YY2Ca.2448$cp6.1550674@news1.news.adelphia.net...
>> Since FTP needs help when dealing with NAT, I would guess that the router
>> has its FTP filter written so that it will only allow access to internal
>FTP
>> servers that are listening on the standard FTP port.
>>
>> > I have set up a FTP Server Software (serv-u) to access some of my mp3
>> files.
>> > I use a Dlink-604 Router and in the application menu of this device, i
>> have
>> > an option called Virtual Server FTP that i enabled with a private ip
>> defined
>> > as 192.168.0.101 and a public port set as 5013 (i used the standard
>public
>> > ftp port before (21)).
>> >
>> > With Internet Explorer i can access my files when i type the local
>adress
>> > like this ftp://192.168.101:5013 and the ftp server redirect me to my
>mp3
>> > files directory.
>> >
>> > But my question his : How i can access my ftp site from the internet ? I
>> > tried to use the adress given by my internet access service, like
>> > 64.228.82.101 for example, and it don't work at all. I tried
>> > ftp://64.228.82.101 , ftp://64.228.82.101:5013 ,
>> > ftp://64.882.82.101/192.168.0.101:5013 , etc, etc, etc and it never
>work,
>> i
>> > always have a page telling me that i can access the folder.... or the
>site
>> > ... or .... . It drive me crazy !!
>>
>>
>



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