Port 21 Help. (FTP)

Hey all I am installing my computer as a server, and I am using XAMPP for the controlling system.

I cant figure out how to set up Port 21 it says its blocked for security reasons every time i goto it.

can someone please help?

Thanks

Do you have a firewall running on that computer? That may be blocking the port.

To be honest, i cant find out if there is a firewall option (yeh i know I SHOULD know where its at, but i dont )

But once I figure that out, Ill get back to ya

EDIT - no firewall is enabled...

Are you connecting to the FTP server from another computer across the network, somewhere on the internet or the localhost?

IS It posisble to Set up a FTP server on XP sp1? just Regular Xp

and i have to connect by localhost cuz if u goto my ip it takes me to my router page

Yes, presuming you have the correct software. What are you using as the FTP server?



You won't be able to use your external IP address from within your local network. You'll have to use the computer's internal IP address to access the FTP server from local computers. And you are trying to connect with an FTP client (you're not just typing the address into a web browser)?

im tryin to do in the browser, and the ftp program (smaart ftp)_

for my server im suing Quick n' Easy FTP server...

i can make an account i just cant login

ftp.12.220.163.4
Neil
pass

try that pls it dont work for me.
ftp://Neil***@12.220.163.4/ is the thingy

also it wont let me redirect port 15 to 21... in my router home..

How the hell am i sposd to do this?

Forget using the browser for now, because I think that the feature was disabled in IE for security reasons.

For now, try to access the FTP server from within the local network. Use the FTP program (Smart FTP) on a different client computer and try to connect to the server. Don't use the IP address 12.220.163.4 - you must use the local IP address instead.

Still doesnt work..

like i said it wont let me forward port 15 or wahtever port i wanna use to 21...

But isn't port forwarding only setup on your router for external access? Try to get the ftp server working from within the local network first.

And I'm not sure what you mean with that port forwarding anyway. Why do you want to forward port 15 if you want to use port 21?

because i cant use 21 directly, it says its already in use, so i must forward a port to port 21 right?

so in that id do something like this logic

15 ==> 21

That would make port 15 goto 21.

But yeh, it says port 21 is already in use I just think im screwed.

If port 21 is already in use, the FTP server probably hasn't even started. I think you have two options:

1 - go to your FTP server and change which port it uses to 15 (if that's the port you want to use). Don't bother with port forwarding because that isn't going to help.

2 - find out what program is already using port 21, uninstall it and then you should be able to use your FTP server on that port.

Im not sure but i think some isp's block that port.
Try putting the ftpserver computer on the dmz setting in the router just to see if its the router cfg cusing the prob.

Have port 21 open on the computer running the server. Pick a number for outside users to use. My ISP blocks 80 for web, so I use a non-standard port (69) and when it hits my router, the router forwards it to my server on port 80.

Also, the syntax for using the web browser ftp is
ftp://username***@xx.xx.xx.xxort #

for outsiders coming in, they can't ftp to your router IP, they'll have to use your internet one to get the correct location. If you don't have a static one, and I'm doubting you do, google for a group called no-ip. Basically, you register a little domain with them (for free), run the client, and just have people go to that address and it will take care of the rest.

if you are attempting locally, turn off your firewall and disconnect from the internet, then try and connect to your ftp server from another terminal. firewall is in control panel, change it to classic view and choose windows firewall. choose configure and then exceptions and check filezilla if already check then do the same on the other terminal, this may not have filezilla so add an exception as ftp port 21. After that it should work. turn on your firewall if they are off, if you have a third party firewall do