running an ftp server from port 113 with a linksys router?

[DayLaPaul]

hi,
i was wondering, since i already have port 113 forwarded, would there be any benefit or detriment to running my ftp server on that same port? or for that matter, would there be any detriment to me opening up another port and using it exclusively for the ftp server. i'll still a little unclear as to all this networking security stuff, so any help you can give me would be much appreciated. thanks.

 

[chiwawa626]

Basicly on your firewall you forward the port that you will be using, standard ftp is 21, but generaly u can pick any port. Now pretend you are at college and want to run a ftp server, say u were at washington university, i know that they block all the ports execpt 113, therefore on ur router u would forward 113 and make ur ftp on 113. If you do not forward the port on the router then people can not access that port. Also, if you dont have a router then theoreticly all ur ports are "open" but its a matter of having somehting there to recive the data, basicly a router is added security so no-one recives that data sent by malicous people. Generaly for most people you dont even need a firewall, but if u do have one just open the ports u need (ie, 113 and set ur ftp on 113).

 

[Workin']

If your ftp is on a port other than 21 then users will have to append the port number onto the address, for example, xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:113

<< Generaly for most people you dont even need a firewall >>

What planet do you live on? The only people who might not need a firewall are those on dial-up connections.

 

[FUBAR]

Well, if I gather you right, you'll need to forward another port, 2 different reasons for 2 different situations:

1. You are going to set up another pc with the other server on it. In this situation, only one pc will get the requests coming in. You can only forward a port to one machine at a time, not just broadcast into your network, at least in your situation, but I hope you knew this one.

2. You are going to install more server software on your 1 box. You can only run one service on each port. You may be able to do something with some crazy software to kill one and start the other based on the request, but I have never heard of it... so I doubt it

Just forward another non-standard port if you wish, but you will need to append that port to the URL all the time. If you are going to do it on port 80, you also have 3 choices 1. Use something other than IIS, 2. Get hacked, 3. Patch every morning to keep IIS up to date.