Setting up FTP w/ Dynamic IP

[wolfhound]

Current Set-up

+ I have a domain www.xxxx.biz
+ I have an account on Zone Edit for dynamic DNS
+ Runing DirectUpdater to update IP on ZoneEdit

I can ping FTP server if I go directly to my Verizon IP address using port 1025 as port 80 appears to be blocked.
Also, I am using the D-Link 624 router.

If I go through the web address (www.xxxx.biz) it times out



Thanks.

[Force Flow]

As far as I was able to tell, Verizon blocks port 80 for residential DSL (to discourage people from hosting web servers)

[wolfhound]

I am actually running Fios (Fiber to the home). Yep, I had to proceed without using port 80. I am actually using port 1025. The more I think about it I am believe that maybe I don't have something set-up right with ZoneEdit.

[wolfhound]

Here are the results from the latest tests.

Can ping using your domain.

Can even somewhat connect to your FTP server using your domain, however, like before, it's not showing anything for a directory listing, and I can't seem to store anything.

[21:39:08] Resolving host name "www.xxxxx.biz"
[21:39:08] Connecting to xx.xxx.xxx.xx Port: 1025
[21:39:08] Connected to www.xxxx.biz.
[21:39:08] 220 NET Disk FTP Server ready.
[21:39:08] USER test
[21:39:09] 331 User name okay, need password.
[21:39:09] PASS (hidden)
[21:39:09] 230 User logged in, proceed.
[21:39:09] SYST
[21:39:09] 215 UNIX Type: L8
[21:39:09] Detected Server Type: UNIX
[21:39:09] FEAT
[21:39:09] 211- Extension supported:
[21:39:09] UTF8
[21:39:09] PASV
[21:39:09] SIZE
[21:39:09] 211 END
[21:39:09] OPTS UTF8 ON
[21:39:09] 200 Command okay.
[21:39:09] PWD
[21:39:09] 257 "/" is current directory.
[21:39:40] NOOP
[21:39:40] 200 Command okay.
[21:40:11] NOOP
[21:40:11] 200 Command okay.
[21:40:33] Remote file exist check: "Yo.txt".
[21:40:33] TYPE I
[21:40:34] 200 Type set to I.
[21:40:34] SIZE Yo.txt
[21:40:34] 550 Requested action not taken.
[21:40:34] File size check (SIZE) failed. File not found or
permission denied.
[21:40:34] PORT 192,168,1,100,13,9
[21:40:34] 200 Command okay.
[21:40:34] STOR Yo.txt
[21:40:34] 550 Requested action not taken.
[21:40:34] MDTM 20070810173723 Yo.txt
[21:40:34] 500 Syntax error, command unrecognized.
[21:40:34] TYPE A
[21:40:34] 200 Type set to A.
[21:40:34] PORT 192,168,1,100,13,11
[21:40:35] 200 Command okay.
[21:40:35] LIST -aL
[21:40:35] 150 File status okay; about to open data connection.
[21:40:35] 226 Closing data connection.

These results are from a friend on the other side of town.

Thanks again for the help.

[glc]

Set the FTP server up for passive file transfers and forward the appropriate ports in your router. Make sure your server computer is static DHCP.

[wolfhound]

Server is set at static IP.

Regarding the port to forward.

I currently only have port 1025 forwarded from my router to the server. In doing some more research I am thinking that I also need to forward Port 21. Am I correct in my thinking?

Thanks.

[Force Flow]

No on the ports. If your FTP server is set up to operate on 1025, then that's all you'll need to foward. 21 is just the common default port for FTP (meaning, you won't have to append the port number to the end of the domain).

On the other hand, it's a bit safer to use a non-standard port for FTP, so 1025 should be fine.

[wolfhound]

I was reading something that appeared to indicate that one port was for the commend and the other port was for data.

I am still having an issue why it is that my friend can log-in but not see any directory structure or upload and test files.

Hmmm. The research continues.

Thanks.