unable to connect to ftp server from behind ICS

[Valhalla1]

[office]: Win2k running IIS ftp server, connected directly to the internet via DSL.. this machine is running ICS to share its direct dsl connection to other machines on the office network

[house]: Win2k, it gets its internet connection from another machine on the house network running XP (ICS)


I need to be able to FTP into [office] from [home].. but I am unable to.. I can connect to [office] from machines directly connected to the internet, but not from [home] which is behind an ICS box (tries to go to passive mode, then times out trying to get a file list)


how can I accomplish this

 

[sohcrates]

you need to forward port 21 on the routing (aka ICS) box

you can do that in IIS

 

[Possum]

<< (tries to go to passive mode, then times out trying to get a file list) >>



Did you set your FTP software to use passive mode, or are you saying the software is trying to go into passive mode itself?

I would've suggested to change your FTP client settings to use passive mode transfers (I do this in WS_FTP), but I'm not sure what you meant in the parentheses.

 

[Valhalla1]

I tried using windows commnand line FTP, FlashFXP, and internet explorer.. I also tried setting flashfxp into passive mode (i think it detects automatically anyway though) and none worked.

if i forwarded port 21 to the [home] then would other computers on the lan not be able to use ftp on port 21? if so I'll have to change the ftp office server to another port and forward that

 

[sohcrates]

<< I tried using windows commnand line FTP, FlashFXP, and internet explorer.. I also tried setting flashfxp into passive mode (i think it detects automatically anyway though) and none worked.

if i forwarded port 21 to the [home] then would other computers on the lan not be able to use ftp on port 21? if so I'll have to change the ftp office server to another port and forward that >>



yeah, just change from port 21 to port 2121 or something like that (tha'ts what i do)..therefore, no problems

 

[scorpio5780]

I have the same problem... I am running ICS and the clients machines are not able to access some sites (yahoo email account, bankone.com, weather.com), can't send attachments and FTP ofcourse... I tried seeting port 21 but didn't work... The problem with FTP port-- justified that port is incorrect.... BUT WHY AM I NOT ABLE TO OPEN SOME SITES?? And everything works on the machine directly connected to the internet.

 

[Valhalla1]

u shouldnt have problems accessing internet sites from behind ICS, unless maybe they are running on some port other than 80