Connecting to an FTP server behind ICS.

[ethanzh]

So this is how my network is set up.

-> Laptop connected to Wifi, running ICS.

-> Desktop getting internet from the laptop via an ethernet cable.

I have an FTP server at a friends house that is hosting some files for me. When I use Filezilla on the laptop to access the files, it works perfectly, but when I try to access the files from the desktop (which gets its internet from the laptop), nothing works, the connection times out. I don't want to have to purchase any additional hardware/software to make this work. The laptop is running Windows 8.1 and the desktop is running 8.

Thanks

 

[AnonymouseUser]

There is a thread on the Filezilla forums concerning this issue, and it seems you have a couple of options:

1) Use any other FTP server besides Filezilla
2) Change the default ports on the server side

You could try another FTP client to see if that will work as well, but that wasn't tested in that thread.

 

[ethanzh]

There is a thread on the Filezilla forums concerning this issue, and it seems you have a couple of options:

1) Use any other FTP server besides Filezilla
2) Change the default ports on the server side

You could try another FTP client to see if that will work as well, but that wasn't tested in that thread.

What do you mean FTP server besides Filezilla? I don't know what FTP software he's running on the server.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

What do you mean FTP server besides Filezilla? I don't know what FTP software he's running on the server.

Here's a good list with comparisons, though it's far from a comprehensive list.