nighthawk X4S, ReadyShare, FTP, cannot connect

trying to set up REadyShare, for FTP access, from remote internet.

address Is (simulated) ftp://172.50.203.60/shares

I hvae configured ReadyShare to allow the FTP, remotely, at this address, and admin password required., it has default port 21

but when I type that address in my browser (testing from home), i get "CONNECTION REFUSED", or "WILL NOT CONNECT", etc.

Are there any other settings I have to configure?

I haved my comcast Motorola cable modem with the incoming internet signal, and then the router (netgear nighthawk) is connected to that, and all other nome computers are connected to the netgear.

i have a USB stick in the netgear, which is what I want to share.

I'm lost, c an't figure this out

thanks

aoz
Feb 28, 2018
actually, I FIXED this ! (in past couple days). I tried another USB stick, clean, blank, and it actually WORKED !! SO, I took the SCREWY one, reformatted it, cleanied it off, added new data, pluged it in, and IT worked !!
SOMETHING must have been wrong in its format, etc, because now the FTP works, and another issue, the BROWSE for folders, works !
thanks to everyone for their replies!

9 Replies

schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Feb 21, 2018
This IP addess is the one you see on Basic -> Internet -> Internet IP Address?

Have configured any port forwarding for the FTP service port 21, or is there an UPnP PMP port forwarding configured for that port in Advanced -> Advanced setup -> UPnP?
- aoz
  Tutor
  Feb 21, 2018
  re: port forwarding - does this have to be set anywhere? not sure about this setting
  
  re: upnp - see attached - this is an advanced setting
  (this is default, i did nothing else)
  - schumaku
    Guru - Experienced User
    Feb 21, 2018
    No port forwarding must be in place for FTP (let's talk of FTP control on 21/TCP for now).
    
    So back to the IP address - using the one assigned to your router WAN/Internet interface by the ISP?

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