Talked to RR'er chat support, and they don't like people with routers. Regardless, this time I got an answer, and the rec was to disconnect my pc from the router, connect it to the cable modem. Then run a command prompt, and then "ipconfig /all". Tech support said that this should tell me the primary and secondary dns server ip addresses for my account. Not going to do that until I get a lull in the FTP action, though!
Thanks for your insight Alan, Tom -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 11:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Sugarmegs] My ftp server -will it ever run!?! I don't know XP, but you need to change the DNS from your router in CP/Network Connections/LAN/Properties Tab to the DNS given to you by your ISP. That's a showstopper. Your router needs to be taken out. It's your gateway, not DNS server. -----Original Message----- From: twarren27 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 8:14 AM To: Schlissel, Alan Cc: twarren27 Subject: RE: [Sugarmegs] My ftp server -will it ever run!?! It certainly has Alan. Any/all context into the background of the hardware setup I've got (and that others may have) is well worth it. Plus, it helps me to learn the jargon of 'server-speak' also. Thanks for your help! Tom P.S. - when winipcfg doesn't work in XP (I don't know why), how might I find the ip addresses of my Primary and Secondary DNS servers? In CP/Network Connections/LAN/Properties Tab, there's an advanced button that tells me 1 DNS server ip -but it's the ip address of my router. W/in my router itself, there is a page on the router software that needs to know these ip addresses - and I've left them blank so far. . . -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Sugarmegs] My ftp server -will it ever run!?! This is an important thing, I'd like to explain it to the list. Your router is your *gateway*. It is the point of entry/exit to the internet. It puts you and all your PC's at home(1 or more) on a *private* network, 192.168.X.X, and your server has a private IP 192.168.X.X which is known only on your private network. The real world(us) sees the IP of your gateway, which it gets from the DSL or cable modem. You want people to connect to the IP of your cable/DSL modem, not the private IP 192.168.X.X. [This is why PASV is so difficult to implement on a server behind a router.] You need to "publish" your public IP, not the private IP. The DNS(domain name service) servers are provided by your ISP to allow you to resolve names to their IP addresses. This allows you to enter a name like eyes.dyndns.org instead of typing my IP address. I don't run XP so I can't comment on the built in firewall, but that is something you need to consider as well. Hope this helps. -----Original Message----- From: twarren27 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 4:42 PM To: sugarmegs; etree Cc: twarren27 Subject: [Sugarmegs] My ftp server -will it ever run!?! Alright, there was a setting in XP -CP/Network Connections/Local Area Connections/Properties tab that had "Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the internet" checked. Found it just snooping around. I don't think that this will by-pass all of the router and client software config I've had to do recently, but let's just see. Also, does anyone know how to find one's "Primary and Secondary DNS Servers?" Somewhere far down w/in my CP w/in the Network menu I found a DNS server setting that showed 192.168.0.1 -which is my Netgear router. Suppose that's right, since my home network goes cable modem > router > admin pc/ftp server pc. Here's the l/p: norsetunes.serveftp.org Slurp One/download 21 I'm keeping my fingers crossed, and will be unavailable for comment until tomorrow. Please email help/blasts to [EMAIL PROTECTED] WOB: when I get this thing running, I'll be throwing out some anonymous l/p's P.S. - got some good responses today, good to see the list(s) w/ some healthy help and info on them! ------------ [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] ------------ To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, Comments: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://cyberial.com/sugarmegs ---------------------------------------------------- ------------ [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] ------------ To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, Comments: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://cyberial.com/sugarmegs ---------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ etree.org etree mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://mail.etree.org/mailman/listinfo/etree Need help? Ask <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
