Please Help Me Configure Router for FTP

[Inabil1ty]

I have Verizon FIOS with the Actiontec MI424-WR router.  I have been studying network configuration for hours, trying to figure out how to set up a simple FTP client with FileZilla, which is supposed to be easy.  I have read the entire FileZilla FAQ and wiki, but I still can't connect to any FTP servers.  I cannot even complete FileZilla's network configuration wizard.  I use Comodo personal firewall too, but I'm pretty sure my problems are being caused by my router settings.  Can anyone walk me through how the router should be set up to allow FTP?  For starters, I need to set it to "allow outgoing connections to arbitrary remote ports," and I don't know how to do that.  😞

[BrianMcD]

You should only have to reconfigure your Router for Port forwarding if you were running an FTP Server and expecting users from the Internet to be able to connect.  If you are trying to use an FTP Client to connect to a server on the internet then there is nothing that needs to be configured on the Router.

I would try to disable your software firewall, which could be blocking your outbound traffiic.

[Inabil1ty]

Thank you for the response.  Actually, I am trying to set up an FTP server so that friends and family can connect to me and download voluminous files.  It appears to be set up and I was trying to test it my connecting from another computer, but I can't seem to get the client to work.  Disabling Comodo Firewall didn't have any effect.  Any suggestions?

[CharlesH]

So you setup a Firezilla FTP server or a similar FTP server? (an easy one to setup is BabyFTP Server) Did you verify the service is running? Can you connect to the server from the same computer using a ftp client or IE? Another computer on the LAN?

Then just do the FTP port forward to your computer's IP address.  Nothing else is required besides maybe a local firewall on the PC.

Hope you figure it out!

*Note* These are 3rd party applications and are not affiliated or supported by Verizon. *Note*

[dslr595148]

I do not know what version your OS is. Because of the name of the software firewall, it sound to me like Windows.

Windows, what version? Some examples: 98, 98SE, ME, XP, Vista.

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In the meantime while I wait...

On my XP computer, I go to Start -> All Programs -> FileZilla Server -> Start FileZilla Server.

Then I go to Start -> All Programs -> FileZilla Server -> FileZilla Server Interface.

I log-in as need be.

I go to Edit -> Users.

Added an account with a password.

I decied what I wanted to share and the permissions of the shared folder..

[Inabil1ty]

Thanks Charles.  Yes, I installed and set up a FileZilla server.  I have verified the service is running.  I cannot connect to the server from the same computer.  When I try to connect with FileZilla Client, it says "Connection attempt failed with "ECONNREFUSED - Connection refused by server".  Error:    Could not connect to server".  This true whether I leave the port field blank or type 14147 or 21.  When I try to connect with IE, it takes me to my Verizon router's login screen.

Can you please tell me how to "do the FTP port forward to my computer's IP address"?  I'd like to try that but don't know how.  Should I call Verizon tech support?  Thanks for the help.

[Inabil1ty]

It's Windows 7.  The server is running fine.  I just can't connect to it.

[CharlesH]

Tech support won't help you out with this..."outside the scope of support".

Now, if you are attempting to connect to it from the computer running the FTP server or another computer in your LAN, you would use it's IP address. You can find this by going to run -> type CMD press OK, -> now type IPCONFIG in the blinking command prompt.  The IP address is going to be that computers address. so if you wanted to connect to the FTP from the same computer you can use that address AS WELL AS the prefix 'localhost'.  If you wanted a family member to connect to you from outside, you would use the WAN IP which you could find out easily from like http://whatsmyipaddress.net/

Either way should work.  Now just make sure you are port forwarding FTP, and should look like this, with the IP address being the FTP server's computer IP or just slect the 'Computer' from the list.  Then click apply!

[CharlesH]

Other than all that, I'm not sure what else to suggest.

[dslr595148]

I heard that you tried to connect with IE to this server.

Try entering in FTP:// the IP Address and the port number (as need).

For example, as shown it is working fine here (on my XP Computer).

http://i29.tinypic.com/w2cavk.jpg