ftp server

[Row1and]

I have an ftp server that I created. I have both dynamic and static DNS addresses. However I have a problem connecting. The thing is, my computer is networked at home, and the IP address of the computer is the usual 192.161.1.X

My bftp server sees both that IP address and the one the comes into the router 1X.1X9.X39.X28. but when i try to connect to it, it doesn't find it since it has two different IP addresses. I'm wondering if someone knows a way to fix it. A way that I can connect to my computer on a network.

 

[DaiShan]

Ok, you have to configure your computer to use a static ip address, then you need to forward port 21 (or whichever port you use) on your router to your computer (using the static ip address that you've assigned) then from outside your network you can access the FTP using your external IP address. One note of caution: you may not have a static IP address from your ISP. If you don't, you should consider using something such as dyndns so that you will alwasy be able to access your server using a host name rather than trying to keep up with any IP address changes.

 

[Row1and]

Originally posted by: DaiShan
Ok, you have to configure your computer to use a static ip address, then you need to forward port 21 (or whichever port you use) on your router to your computer (using the static ip address that you've assigned) then from outside your network you can access the FTP using your external IP address. One note of caution: you may not have a static IP address from your ISP. If you don't, you should consider using something such as dyndns so that you will alwasy be able to access your server using a host name rather than trying to keep up with any IP address changes.

thanks, I think I got it to work.

 

[Askalon]

I use BFTP and think it works great.