Re: FTP Folder Error SOLUTION!!!

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From: Alun Jones [MS MVP - Security] (alun_at_texis.invalid)
Date: 05/10/04 

Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 16:06:21 GMT

In article <9fcb01c43462$de14f010$a501280a@phx.gbl>, "Arash"
<Arash@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>The second catch is now people can only connect to your
>FTP server in active (PORT) mode. The Linksys firmware
>does not have support for FTP servers running on non-
>standard ports built in. People connecting will have to
>tell their FTP software to use PORT mode.

Of course, if they, too, are behind a NAT router that is as lame as the
Linksys one, they will be unable to use PORT mode, because your FTP server
isn't running on the default port.

Alun.
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