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annekrijn
Jun 08, 2017Aspirant
Can't get FTP access to work on my shares
Hi all, I can't get FTP access to work on the shares on my ReadyNAS. I am able to connect to the server running on the NAS (my client tells me so), but it fails in the authentication process. Ev...
- Jun 15, 2017
You are not using FTP, since that doesn't use TLS - you are using either FTPS or SFTP.
In FileZilla, set the protocol to "FTP - File Transfer Protocol" and set Encryption to "Require explicit FTP over TLS".
On the NAS make sure "Enable FTPS" is checked. You can also set "Force FTPS".
There might also be an issue with the specifics of the password - either the length or perhaps a special character. If that's a possibility, then try testing with a simpler password, and see if that makes a difference.
annekrijn
Jun 09, 2017Aspirant
Over the internet. I've forwarded the necessary ports in my router, and that's working.
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