Re: FTP Help

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From: Brad Kingsley (bklists_at_orcsweb.com)
Date: 09/11/04 

Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 19:21:32 -0400

Try forwarding port 20 also and see if that helps. I've seen some FTP
clients using either port (and occasionally ones using very odd ports) 

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"TagaR" <TagaR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:564B4FB2-15F4-4639-BB62-A6F0ECABD3A7@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I tried using ftp locally on my system and I can list the directory and 
> even
> get a file. However, when I tried doing it from remote machine on the
> internet I'm getting an error of "500 Invalid Port command".
>
> My system is behind the linksys firewall/router. I configure port 21
> forwarding. I can login remotely but can't do anything else.
>
> TIA
> Regards,
> TagaR

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