Re: For Lance

Port 21 isn't the only one that's used for FTP. Maybe this description will be better:
http://www.allaboutjake.com/network/linksys/ftp.html

I suggest temprarily dropping firewalls on your LAN and try FTP'ing back and forth using just your LAN computers. Once you get FTP working without firewalls, raise the firewalls, make firewall exceptions and troubleshoot it again.

You sure you don't want to use a photo service like Photobucket? They even have limited free use:
http://photobucket.com/

Lance
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AA Smith thought carefully and wrote on 7/19/2005 7:33 PM:
Since I had so much trouble with the first FTP server I tried, I decided to try the Quick 'n Easy FTP Server that you recommended from Pablo Software. Thanks for the heads-up on that package! It certainly LOOKS more promising.

I am nevertheless still having some difficulties getting files to transfer. And some difficulty understanding exactly what certain terms used by that program mean.

Despite having opened port 21 for all services in the network and having set my router to forward FTP Requests on Port 21 to the FTP host computer's IP Address (using the 192.168.x.x IP address structure,) errors still pop up when I try to access the host from another PC in my LAN.

Pablo Software makes only a very fuzzy statement as to the purpose of the user's Home Directory. At first, I presumed that would be the name of the folder containing files available to download. However, the documentation doesn't really say that. I don't have a copy handy from which to quote, but it states some mumbo jumbo about the home directory being the folder where information about the user's account is stored.

If that's the case, where and how would I go about directing the user to the FTP Files download folder?

Also, Pablo Software's documentation goes into discussion about PASV ports. Do I need to setup forwarding for such a broad range of ports as 1024 - 65535 (or whatever it is)? Or should I only setup port 21?

AND should whatever I setup be set to TCP, UDP, or BOTH?

I don't seem to be able to get FTP to work at all with Windows XP Pro SP2 Firewall open, even though I've setup Exceptions for Quick 'n Easy FTP Server etc.

You've been a terrific help already, and I sincerely appreciate it. I shall be most grateful if you can guide me through the rest of getting this up and running. 
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