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]>
>
>
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