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Setting up FTP server on ReadyNAS OS6
We have set up an ftp server on our PC using FileZilla that successfully receives log files from our sites around the country. The clients at the sites, send the data themselves to our external IP, t...
StephenB wrote:
stuartmp wrote:Does such a thing exist on the readyNAS system?
I believe not, but I agree it would be useful.
Ah thankyou, I will close the request for now although I haven't been able to set my clients up correctly, I am just going to run FileZilla and directly enter the files in now.
Thankyou Stephen.B, sotrack and Hopchen for your help.
stuartmp wrote:
Hopchen wrote:
Just as an additional note.
You should select the mount of passive ports, based on how many connections you expect at a given time. One passive port per connection. So if 10 people need to connect at the same time, then use 10 passive ports. If it is only you using it, then one passive port is enough - as sotrack explained.
We will be adding users over time and once we've got one working we will want to add many tens/hundreds more. Will it not function if I have more passive ports than the number of active users?
Yes, and I suggested using about 4 passive ports * the number of expected simultaneous users.
You generally don't want to open more ports in the router that you need.
StephenB wrote:
stuartmp wrote:
Hopchen wrote:Just as an additional note.
You should select the mount of passive ports, based on how many connections you expect at a given time. One passive port per connection. So if 10 people need to connect at the same time, then use 10 passive ports. If it is only you using it, then one passive port is enough - as sotrack explained.
We will be adding users over time and once we've got one working we will want to add many tens/hundreds more. Will it not function if I have more passive ports than the number of active users?
Yes, and I suggested using about 4 passive ports * the number of expected simultaneous users.
You generally don't want to open more ports in the router that you need.
Hmmm I mean it will not function at all? or it will not be the optimal situation (regarding security/operation)? Will I have to alter the number of passive ports whenever I wish to let a new client access our ftp server?
I have changed the port settings to the ones you have mentioned, here (for 4 clients):
However I am not recieving any files on my readyNAS still.
I can't view your image, not sure why.
Anyhow, if you use too many passive ports, it will still work. What StephenB is saying is that there is no need to open more ports than you need - for security reasons. On the other hand if you open too few passvie ports for the amount of users, then some will not be able to connect.
So, if you go by his math/meassurement and you have 10 users, then you want to open 40 passive ports (as some clients could use more than one passive port).
What you need to do in that example:
1. Go to the FTP settings on the NAS. Select the communications port for FTP. Port 21 is default and you can leave it at that. Now choose you passive port range. For the 10 users example you could go with the passive port range: 49152-49192.
2. Go to your router and setup port forwarding to the NAS. You need to port forward port 21 (the communications port) and you also need to forward all the passive ports (49152-49192) to the NAS.
3. Open your FTP client software on the computer and go to ftp://YourPublicIP on port 21.Now, of course you have to enable the FTP protocol on the shares that you want people to access over FTP.
That is it.
Check your NAS FTP configuration without router first. Connect to NAS via FTP inside local net using NAS_Local_IP. Copy any file. If connection is not OK then doesn't make a sense tune router.
We don't see NAS local IP address for ports forwarding on your screenshots. Hope you are OK with your router configuration.
sotrack wrote:Check your NAS FTP configuration without router first. Connect to NAS via FTP inside local net using NAS_Local_IP. Copy any file. If connection is not OK then doesn't make a sense tune router.
We don't see NAS local IP address for ports forwarding on your screenshots. Hope you are OK with your router configuration.
Port Forwarding inside my router works via the Game and Application Sharing section. You then assign a game/application to a device, here you can see I've assigned FTP transfers to my NAS.
I will attempt what you are saying about testing ftp access locally first. additionally if you see anything wrong with my attempts at port forwarding (I'm obviously lacking knowledge in this area), please let me know.
OK. Please double check other Games and Applicftions don't use the same ports range forwading.
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