Re: Opening A Specific IP Address

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I have port 21 open on my end. When I connect to their site they send a
response on a high port which the software firewall is blocking. This is the
FTP conversation with the ip address replaced with x's:

Connecting to xxx.xx.xx.xxx:21
Connected to xxx.xx.xx.xxx:21 in 0.000000 seconds, Waiting for Server Response
220 xxxxxxftp01 Microsoft FTP Service (Version 5.0).
Host type (1): Automatic Detect
USER myusername
331 Password required for myusername.
PASS (hidden)
230-Welcome to the mycustomer FTP site for myusername
230 User myusername logged in.
SYST
215 Windows_NT version 5.0
Host type (2): Microsoft NT
PWD
257 "/" is current directory.
TYPE A200 Type set to A.
PORT 192,168,1,101,151,193 {192,168,1,101 is my ip address on my external NIC}
200 PORT command successful.
LIST
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
PASV
Error reading response from server.
It appears that the connection is dead. Attempting reconnect...

It tries 3 times and then quits.
Any Ideas on how to open the ip address this request is coming from?

Thanks
Bob
"Russ Grover" wrote:

> I guess I don't understand what's going wrong?
> Default FTP port is 21
>
> So when you connect to him (unless he's configured it for a different port.)
> It's port 21 and that's it?
>
> What seems to be the problem?
> (I don't understand your statment of "When I try to connect they try and
> send a port command?)
>
>
> What errors are you getting when you FTP?
>
> Russ
>
> --
> Russ Grover
> Small Business IT Support
> Portland\Beaverton OR USA
> Email: Sales at SmallBusinessITSupport.com
> Website: www.SmallBusinessITSupport.com
>
>
> "Bob Snee" <swsupport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OCpX0QqgFHA.1468@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I access a customers ftp site to download and upload information nightly.
> >According to the customer when I connect they try to send a port command
> >back to a random high port. SBS firewall is blocking this port. I used the
> >CEICW to setp the firewall. Since it is a random port is there anyway to
> >open an ip address for all ports? I fully trust this client. There strict
> >security procedures require this port call.
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciatted.
> >
> > Bob
> >
>
>
>
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