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Problems with FTP access
Hi there, Hoping there is a guru out there who can help me out. I am trying to set up remote access to my Readynas and connect via FTP using Filezilla. I thought my settings were correct but I a...
With FileZilla it is better to disable masquerading. Instead set "use the server's external IP address instead" under settings->connection->FTP->Passive Mode (in the FileZilla client).
royjohn8 wrote: READYNAS SETTINGS:
Services -
FTP: ENABLED
Port: 21
Authentication Mode: user
Allow Upload Resumes: enabled
Home Shares over FTP: enabled
Passive Ports: 5000-5050
Use Masquerade Address: enabled
Masquerade as: <my external dynamic IP address (whatismyIP.com)>
No need to forward port 20.
royjohn8 wrote: ROUTER SETTINGS:
Firewall services -
FTP_port_range is set up, TCP, ports 5000 - 5050
Firewall Rules - inbound services
1) FTP (TCP) port 20,21 forwarded to <IP of ReadyNas>
2)FTP_port_range (TCP) forwarded to <IP of ReadyNas> [5000-5050]
With the masquerading setting change, you should be able to connect with filezilla from your local LAN to the internal IP address of the NAS. So try that, and tell us if it works (or copy/paste the FileZilla command window so we can see how it failed).
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