FTP server

[pmilg]

Recently I turned an old PC into an FTP server for my home. I have two little problems I'm trying to work out but I cant quite get. I am running Bulletproof on win 98.

1: I can log into the server from all but one computer in my house. When ever I try to log onto it with my win xp machine the request times out. This is strange considering I am able to log in with another xp machine. Any idea what is happening?

2: how can I log into the server from outside my home? inside my house I just use “ftp:\\IP ADDYRESS OF SERVER” and it works fine but from outside my house what would I have to do?



Thanks
-Michael I

[glc]

Are you using a router? If so, you have to forward ports 20 and 21 to the local IP address of the server, then from outside you log into your real IP address.

[pmilg]

I am using a router and I am already fowarding the ports. I can log in from other PC's in my house but it keeps timing our from one specific XP machine.

[glc]

If the firewall is enabled on that XP machine, check the configuration or shut it off.

[pmilg]

I dont think the problem is with the firewall, I tried turning it off and allowing ports 20 and 21 as acceptions and I still cant get it to work. I enter ftp://192.168.1.111/ in my addyress bar and get a log in screen, the problem comes after I log in (with users that work on other pc's). after I click "log on" that window closes like it normaly does at other pc's and their is the little flashlight in the folder "looking". after a few seconts I get an error saying "An error occured opening that folder on the ftp server. Make sure you have permiatsion to access that folder, Details: The operation timed out"

[pmilg]

Wile I don’t think its XP’s firewall I have narrowed it down to something in service pack 2. I was able to log onto the server fine from another XP machine, but since I upgraded that machine to service pack 2 today I can no longer log on to the server from there.