Need FTP server help for a small network?

[thefish8]

I have two computers networked together with the netgear MR314, but I want to set up one of them as a host ftp. Here are some problems that I have and am not sure how to fix.

When I check the ip address online to both computers (at whatsmyip.com), they are the exact same
When I log on to the server software, my ip shows up as the generic 192.168.0.2
When 1 computer is directly hooked up to the modem without the router, the server works fine

I don't know how to make the computer have its unique address. Obviously my computer and te other one on the network can log on fine to the generic ip. The XP firewall is activated if that plays any part. I also opened up port 21 on my router. Basically I don't know which XP settings or routers settings need to be adjusted to fix my problem. I appreciate any advice that anyone gives me.


One more thing, what is the address format for logging on an ftp through IE? (I recall something like ftp://ip;username.......dunno?)

 

[LiLithTecH]

The correct login for IE is ftp:\\username@password:ipaddress: (port#)

Do you have the router assigning the IP addresses (DHCP)?
Did you FORWARD the port of the FTP Server (usually port 21) in the router?

 

[ivwshane]

To elaborate.

You need to forward ports to the internal IP of the computer you have setup as the FTP server, this is done in the routers administration pages (there should be a page called fowarding or something similar).

The IP address you give people is your external one (the one you got at whatsmyip.com).

The way it works is, someone types in your ftp address (like LiLithTecH showed), your router receives the requests and forwards the request to the IP address internally to the computer on your LAN with that address.