On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 23:26:04 -0500, "Steven" <sc_sparky DeleteThis @sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I've set up an FTP Site on Windows XP and i'm using a LinkSys Router.
>Whenever I try to access my FTP, i'm able to connect to my FTP server but
>can't view the directoy listing. Tried without the Router and it works
>fine. Contacted LinkSys and they told me to set my Server to accept Passive
>Mode (Transfer) and will solve the problem. I've looked on the Microsoft
>TechNet on how to enable that and they talk about doing it by editing the
>MetaBase but I have no clue where I can edit that or what i'm suppose to be
>looking for. Can anyone help me on this?
>
>Thanks,
>Steven
>
Steven,
If you've tried it without the router and it works then clearly the
router is the problem.
What Linksys support should have told you is to configure your
*router* to allow passive FTP clients traffic through. As you've
already proved yourself, the server is quite happy to receive a
passive ftp connection, its the router that doesn't want to play
Another option is to use a non-passive ftp client which would only
require you to open up ports 20 and 21.
The KB article explains the whole process in some detail :
Information About the IIS File Transmission Protocol (FTP) Service
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://support.microsoft.com/?id=283679" target="_blank">http://support.microsoft.com/?id=283679</a>
Regards,
Paul Lynch
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