Re: FTP doesn't work through router

From: Bernard (qbernard_at_hotmail.com.discuss)
Date: 11/09/04 

Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 11:12:00 +0800

Looks like passive mode not working, you need others port for passive mode
to work. read
Information About the IIS File Transmission Protocol (FTP) Service
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=283679

or make your IE use active mode
How To Configure Internet Explorer to Use Both the FTP PORT Mode and PASV
Mode in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=309816 

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Regards,
Bernard Cheah
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http://support.microsoft.com/
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"Jeff" <topnikko@hotmail.com.discuss> wrote in message
news:O09VxbgxEHA.3668@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I setup FTP in Windows XP and I can log in to the FTP site locally, as
well
> as from any computer on my LAN. But when I try and FTP to the same
computer
> via the Internet I get the following message:
>
> "Windows cannot access this folder. Make sure you typed the file name
> correctly and that you have permission to access the folder".
>
> I have ports 20 & 21 set to forward TCP & UDP to the correct IP. What am I
> missing?
>
>

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