ftp site using IIS, help !!!!

[pilipk01]

im trying to make my ftp site working but for some reason i cannot get it working properly. help anyone !!

when i set it up for anonymous users only and i try to cannect as one of them it wont let me do it! sometimes i can the contents of the folder even though i should!

wht am i doing wrong?

im using w2k

cheers

regards
chris

[TheCrow]

Need more info!!!

Are you using a router for your connecting or a modem?

If your using a router, have you open ftp ports 20 and 21 in it and redirected to your computer? Does it have firewall???

If your using a modem, do you have a software firewall active??


When you go to ie and type ftp://x.x.x.x(your computer ip) does it connect?

[Johnny Knoxville]

forget IIS, get servu

[pilipk01]

im using a modem, i do have a firewall (Norton personal firewall 2001) if i type ftp://...... it asks me for the password and login name, im tryimg to login in as a anonymous user but it does not let me do it even though i ticked the box next to "only anonymous user in IIS

thanks
chris

[su root]

Originally posted by pilipk01
im using a modem, i do have a firewall (Norton personal firewall 2001) if i type ftp://...... it asks me for the password and login name, im tryimg to login in as a anonymous user but it does not let me do it even though i ticked the box next to "only anonymous user in IIS

thanks
chris

Make sure the FTP root directory has permissions for the IWAM_ComputerName Account.

[JohnnyTheRed]

I use IIS and use SmartFTP to connect to it....but so far, I have only forwarded port 21 from my router to that box...everything seems to work fine so far....sometimes I get one or two error connecting messages when trying to connect, but it automatically retries (or retries on a different port maybe, I don't really pay attention) and it goes through...

So what's the deal with port 20? Shou;d I be forwarding this port as well? Or can I leave well enough alone?

[TheCrow]

FTP uses 2 ports;
21 for the control connection (login, ascii, hash, etc,)
20 for data transfer (dir listings, 'get', 'put')