Ftp Help Pleaseeeee!!!

well basically i am running on a network computer and my ip address is 192.168.2.***.

i am using a SMC2804WBR router.

i have set up the ftp site (under the ip 192.168.2.***) and it is fully working on the networked computers, but when i try to access the ftp site from another computer it does not reconise it.

can you please help me with this so i can get it sorted out.

thanks. adeel.

192.168.X.X IPs are internal. You will not be able to access that IP from outside the network. Instead, you will need to use the router's IP, which you can find by logging into the router, probably by putting 192.168.2.1 into your web browser. You will need to do two things: 1) find the router's IP address, and 2) forward the FTP port to your machine with the 192.168.2.XXX IP.

hi

i have logged into my router and have found the following information about the router

Cable/DSL: CONNECTED
WAN IP: 82.20.231.***
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.***
Gateway: 82.20.231.***
Primary DNS: 194.168.4.***
Secondary DNS: 194.168.8.***

which one do i use as the routers ip address?

regards
adeel.

You would use this IP
WAN IP: 82.20.231.***
And forward port 21 to your 192.168.2.x address.

When you connect locally 192.168.0.1..2..3 whatever, there will be little to no trouble in gaining a web based service running remotely. If you wish to connect from outside your network 86.52.622.whatever you have to connect from out side (using your wan network address locally to connect to a web service will direct you to your router IP). Once you have overstepped this you will have to fiddle around with the ports on your router, some will have to be forwarded to your web application home ip address. You should then be able to connect via the web to your web service.

this should help. but you should really read some resources or even a book detailing NAT, FTP, Ports, FireWalls, Networks and TCP.

http://www.portforward.com/