Re: Linksys Router and PASV FTP

From: Duane Arnold (notme_at_notme.com)
Date: 02/08/04


Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 20:24:10 GMT

Elf Cleric <Elf.Cleric.11azoy@mail.webservertalk.com> wrote in
news:Elf.Cleric.11azoy@mail.webservertalk.com:

>
> Hi,
>
> I desperately need help for;
>
> - How to configure Linksys BEFVP41 router to work in Passive mode of
> FTP server.
>
> - I am using WindowsXP Pro and IIS 5.1
>
> - My FTP server works locally fine.
>
> - The problem is from outside, because Linksys does not work in
> standard way.
>
> - It's freezing when it trys to make directory listing and "Entering
> Passive Mode".
>
> - It works only when I enable PASV mode in ftp client.
>
> ***I really have to make it work with and without passive mode
> enabled.
>
> Thanks to everyone who can help me.
>
> ***LINKSYS has got no help for this!!!
> They does not even try to do anything about this problem!
>
>
> Elf Cleric
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Other than forwarding ports 20 and 21 UDP and TCP and disabling Block WAN
Request on the router and possibly disabling SPI, the router has nothing
to do with Standard/Port or PASV mode being used to access a FTP server.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;309816
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323446

Google is your friend.

Duane :)



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