darran 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2006 Has anyone of you used your a computer as a FTP server, I am trying to do it but for some reason or another, if I do not disable my firewall, this FTP server will not work. Do you know what must be done besides getting the router to point to the desktop? What port must I open so that I would be able to access my FTP Server. I will appreciate it if there is any help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rvalkass 5 Report post Posted September 5, 2006 FTP usually runs on port 21, so make sure that is open and you haven't put it into stealth mode or something. Most firewalls (hardware and software) have preset settings, such as an FTP one, an HTTP one etc, to set it up to allow these various services. I know that Norton does, Netgear and Linksys routers do, and a whole host of others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darran 0 Report post Posted September 6, 2006 FTP usually runs on port 21, so make sure that is open and you haven't put it into stealth mode or something. Most firewalls (hardware and software) have preset settings, such as an FTP one, an HTTP one etc, to set it up to allow these various services. I know that Norton does, Netgear and Linksys routers do, and a whole host of others. I am using the default windows firewall, so what you are saying is that besides 20 and 21, I should open other ports too? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
