setting up my ftp server

[velocci]

Hi all, I have the Dlink DNS-323 NAS and I'm trying to setup the ftp server on it but not working. I am registered with dyndns.org and i can connect to my PC remotely, but not the ftp server. I can access it using my local IP address from home, but can't do it from outside my home. I have port forwarding setup on my router. I'm using port 21. I can access it from home using ftp://123.123.123.123:4567 where 123.123.123.123 is the local IP address of the DNS-323 and 4567 is the port I originally set for port forwarding but then changed it to 21 cause I read somewhere it has to be set to 21. so I don't know how it works with port 4567. If I use my dyndns account, it doesn't work at all. i'm using ftp://dyndns:4567 or ftp://dyndns:21 and neither one works. what am i doing wrong?

 

[nismo9132]

So the DNS-323 is currently running on port 21 or 4567?

When you setup port forwarding, did you set the external port to 21 and the internal port to 4567 with the DNS-323's router assigned IP address? Also, are you sure that the DYNDNS address is already synced to your ISP assigned IP address? Try pinging it to see if it has already updated. If it isn't updated, that might be the reason.

If you are able to access it internally, then the DNS-323 is working correctly and the issue likely lies with the port forwarding setup.

 

[velocci]

the dns-323 is currently running on port 21 according to my router.

I set it up so it uses port 21 for everything:
external start port:21
external end port: 21
internal start port: 21
internal end port: 21

do i need to change some of these to 4567?

the dyndns address is synced to my ISP assigned address because I can remote into my PC itself from anywhere outside my home.

So the DNS-323 is currently running on port 21 or 4567?

When you setup port forwarding, did you set the external port to 21 and the internal port to 4567 with the DNS-323's router assigned IP address? Also, are you sure that the DYNDNS address is already synced to your ISP assigned IP address? Try pinging it to see if it has already updated. If it isn't updated, that might be the reason.

If you are able to access it internally, then the DNS-323 is working correctly and the issue likely lies with the port forwarding setup.

 

[Alabalcho]

When connecting from the outside, try "passive" mode on your FTP client.

 

[velocci]

i'm using IE8 and chrome. i don't see a way of setting that.

When connecting from the outside, try "passive" mode on your FTP client.

 

[Alabalcho]

Here are the steps for IE. It seems Chrome is using same setting.