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LC_LIM
Nov 11, 2017Aspirant
R6120 FTP HTTP (via Internet) not working
Router : R6120 connect 500G harddisk to USB port Try FTP and Http within home wifi working OK. Use IE, Explorer on PC working.Use ES explorer on phone also working. But, when try FTP and HTTPS (via internet) not working. Try changing Port No, rebooting router not working too. On PC (is wired connected to router), IE at Filezilla Ftp test site to access, not working. Strange, working if within home lan, just enter the stated address in IE or explorer. Outside internet cannot access. Same issue with handphone If I connect my phone to Home Wifi, can access without issue. (use ES explorer) But, once I used 4G china mobile network, cannot access or cannot find server. (use ES explorer). Please help. Thank you.
> the router is connected to a fiber optics modem.
Not a very detailed description of anything.
> so it is the modem that give 100.100.xxx.xxx to the router ?
Yes.
> as the Internet service need to dial up, i think i cannot use it as AP.
What does "dial up" mean here? What is "it"?
> i think i will have to use filezilla server and port forwarding , am I
> correct ?
If you use the R6120 as a wireless access point, then I don't know if
its ReadySHARE features (FTP/HTTP access to USB storage) will work.
In any case, if the fiber modem+router is the router with the public
IP address, then that router is the one which must do the port
forwarding. If you leave the R6120 as a full-function router (behind
the fiber modem+router), then you would want the fiber modem+router to
forward the FTP and HTTP[S] ports to the R6120. Devices which are
connected to the R6120 would still have "double NAT", but you may not
care.
I know nothing about your fiber modem+router, so I can't say if it
can do port forwarding. If it has a bridge mode, then that might solve
all your problems, because that would make the R6120 the router with the
public IP address.
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> [...] Try FTP and Http within home wifi working OK.
> [...] But, when try FTP and HTTPS (via internet) not working.
ADVANCED > USB Storage > ReadySHARE : ReadySHARE
Are the "XXX (via internet)" boxes checked?- LC_LIMAspirantYes, boxes checked ! Thanks.
- LC_LIMAspirant
Boxes checked still not working.
The given IP address to access FTP is always 100.100.xxx.xxx . When I checked my external IP address, it is 117.83.xxx.xxx. Is this a problem ?
Also I try to set the IP address to 117.83.xxx.xxx, no internet access at all .
Please help
Thank you.