Hi Dan, You may want to try changing the default router IP address to something somewhat unique. Also, try another ftp client. Even though things work well over your LAN, you never know what you may discover by using a different ftp client. And you may want to restart your router for the heck of it.
Ward Oldham On Sunday, December 1, 2002, at 01:06 PM, Dan Crutcher wrote: > > I'm trying to allow FTP sharing on my Powerbook G4, running OS 10.2.2, > but have not been able to get it to work from a remote location. > > Here's my setup and what I've tried: > > Computer is on a hard-wired ethernet LAN behind a Linksys router, > using DHCP NAT IP assignments (192.168.1.x range). > > Internet connection is via cable modem. > > I have assigned this particular computer a manual IP number and have > activated port forwarding on the Linksys for port 21 for that IP > address. > > I have allowed FTP access in the "Sharing" preferences panel. I have > not changed any of the "Firewall" or "Internet" settings in that > panel. > > I have set up an OS X user named "visitor" and assigned a password to > that user. That is the location to which I want FTP visitors to have > access. > > I have made note of the WAN IP address from the Linksys's "Status" > panel so that a remote user can enter that address when trying to gain > FTP access. > > I am able to gain FTP access to this computer from another computer on > the LAN. > > I am unable to gain FTP access from a remote computer. Using the FTP > program "Anarchie" on the remote computer, I attempt to "Get listing". > I have tried entering the following addresses in the FTP program's > "Address" box: > > The WAN IP address by itself > The WAN address followed by ":21" > The WAN address followed by "/192.168.1.xx" (where xx is the number I > assigned manually to the computer) > I have entered the user name and password in the appropriate boxes. > > Result: From Anarchie on the remote computer I get a message saying > "Connecting to server" and the progress bar continues to twirl... but > no connection is made. > > Any suggestions? > > Dan Crutcher -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2176 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20021201/94bf57c6/attachment.bin
