I've checked, and made sure the firewall was allowing port 20, and made sure that port 20 was properly routed. It hasn't helped, though.
Wayne S. Rossi Programmer / Information Technology KML Technology, Inc. Phone: (856) 848-4200 x745 Fax: (856) 848-1617 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 9:20 AM Subject: Re: [WS_FTP Forum] Possible causes for error 504? > I've never used WS_FTP server, but it sounds like you really do have a > problem with the data port. FTP is a funny protocol: it first uses port > 21 for chit-chat between the client and server, and then port 20 for the > actual data transfer. If you set up the server using the default > parameters, these two values are probably set, but check anyway. If > they are correct, you may have a firewall blocking port 20. Your > network administrator should know. > > Wayne S. Rossi wayne.rossi-at-kmltechnology.com |WS_FTP Pro| wrote: > > > I recently installed WS_FTP Server on a computer in our in-house > > network, and have mapped it to our IP address for outside connection. > > Currently, I can connect to the server with any FTP program, but any > > read attempts are generating error 504: > > > > Port failed 504 Invalid PORT address > > > > I have double and triple checked my permissions, > > If I'm not mistaken, on a conventionally configured system incorrect > permissions should give a 503, not a 504, so that will probably be a > blind alley. > > Good luck. > David. > > > but I'm not sure what could be causing it. Any tips on where I should > > be looking would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Wayne S. Rossi > > Programmer > > KML Technology, Inc. > > Phone: (856) 848-4200 x745 > > Fax: (856) 848-1617 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/wsftp_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/wsftp_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
