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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...
Here are my settings and they work just fine. Took me a while to figure it out, so I hope this helps you!
First, I set up a user for the FTP:
Next, I made sure that I activated the FTP SFP and set it up, while making sure that I used "User" authentication:
Then I created a share that is ONLY accessible via FTP:
The share settings:
Now my router and made sure that everything is port forwarded correctly:
Finally, my Filezilla settings:
At first I thought that the FTP protocol built into Frontview was no good. Then I thought about it and gave it another go. After scouring every website I can think of and grabbing the pieces I needed from different places, I finally got it to work. Needed help from friends to verify but all was good. Went as far as doing MD5's of small files after they downloaded, deleted from FTP, change file name, upload. Compare and we were golden!
Good luck
First, I set up a user for the FTP:
Next, I made sure that I activated the FTP SFP and set it up, while making sure that I used "User" authentication:
Then I created a share that is ONLY accessible via FTP:
The share settings:
Now my router and made sure that everything is port forwarded correctly:
Finally, my Filezilla settings:
At first I thought that the FTP protocol built into Frontview was no good. Then I thought about it and gave it another go. After scouring every website I can think of and grabbing the pieces I needed from different places, I finally got it to work. Needed help from friends to verify but all was good. Went as far as doing MD5's of small files after they downloaded, deleted from FTP, change file name, upload. Compare and we were golden!
Good luck
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