FTP problmes

[Gauge]

I am trying to set up an FTP server on my computer so that I can access certain files on my computer from a remote location. I am using Windows XP Pro and set up and FTP server through "Internet Information Services". I can access the files I put on the server from my computer by typing "ftp://MYIPADDRESS". However I am not able to access anything from a remote computer. From a remote computer, if I type "ftp://MYIPADDRESS" into Internet Explorer I get the following message:

"Windows cannot access this folder. Make sure you typed the file name
correctly and that you have permission to access the folder.

Details:
The FTP session was terminated."

When setting up the server I followed instructions to allow anonymous log in. I do not have any routers or hardware fire walls.

After the server not working through windows XP I then tried Serv-U with the same results. Can anyone tell me what my problem is?

 

[ojai00]

Are you behind a router? If so, you'll have to forward port 21 to the server's internal IP address. Also, check to see if you've enabled anonymous access. Hope this helps.

 

[Gauge]

I am not behind a router and anonymous access is enabled. Is it possible that port 21 is restricted or blocked somehow and it needs to be enabled or unrestrickted? Any other ideas?

 

[ojai00]

Who's your ISP? There might be a possibility that they block port 21. Have to tried setting it to listen on a different port?

 

[Gauge]

ISP is Cox Cable. If I wanted to try a different port, how would I go about doing that?

 

[Gauge]

OK, I think I figured out how to change the ports. I changed it to port 1110 then from a remote computer typed "ftp://MYIPADRESS:1110". The error message changed from "The FTP session was terminated" to "operation timed out". Does this mean anything to anyone?