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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, a...
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!
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)
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?
re: ip address - yes, it is the one the router is providing, and it is the one that I see if I do an internet search to see what the world sees my IP address as
Does your ISP provide firewall services by default, or prohibit Internet access to standard services like http or ftp "for the customer's security" (read: to offer business service contracts permitting these services)?
i don't know if they prohibit the services, or if they provide the firewall by default. i can try chatting online with them later, but to get to a knowledgable person is sometimes impossible. i did a quick google search, and it does not seem like somethiing widespread; some users have run into problems, they had to go to custiom settings, but i have no clue where such setting s would be.
comcast had a list of ports blocked, and 21 is not one of them