FTP server in IIS

[rwjean]

I am trying to run an FTP server behind a linksys router w/ the newest firmware. I am using IIS on win XP pro and for some reason, I can not access the server from the internet. I have created 2 folders and I am unable to see them usng the web browser. I get an error talking about permissions. The weird thing is, I can go cmd line and access the ftp. Now I am able to access the ftp server using the lan ip add assigned by the linksys via NAT behind the lan however, when i use the ip address visible to the net from a remote location, I can't access it using IE only cmd line. Please advise!
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[bgauntt]

Just as a starting point, do you have your FTP, IIS, and

http://WWW publishing

services started. Most of the time you will not be able to view your page because the services have not been started.

 

[rwjean]

Yes I do. In addition the entire system is on an NTFS partition.

 

[jasonwichman]

Is the built in firewall open to FTP connections? If not that could be part of the problem. Can you connect at all to the ftp side of it through IE? Can you connect as anonymous? If so, there is a setting in IE that you can change for allowing FTP connections through IE. Go to internet options -> advanced tab -> use passive FTP. That will enable you to log into your FTP site. The last thing that I would check is to make sure that you are entering into the address bar of IE ftp://user@ftpsite.com

This will prompt the user for their passoword. If your FTP is on any port besides 21 then you need to put it in as ftp://user@ftpsite.comort number.

If this doesn't work let us know so that we can give you better advise. Jason Wichman

http://jasonwichman.ath.cx:81

ftp://jwichman.ath.cx:22

 

[Eman1202]

Another question is have you opened up the port(s)you need to use on your router. If not you should be able to set up the router so that all outside requests for a certain port will be sent to a specific ip address on your lan.

For example when I set up my Remote Desktop connection with an XP pro box behind an SMC router. On the SMC's settings I setup the XP machine as a virtual server with a public port of 3389 (the port RD uses) and a private port of 3389. This allowed any outside requests to that port to be sent only to the XP machine without exposing the 'puter or the rest of the network.

Hope this helps.