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mattperotto
Feb 12, 2013Aspirant
Setting up FTP to NV+ v2
Hi all, I need some help setting up ftp access to my nv+ v2... I am not very in tune with networking terms, so most of the threads I have read help me to a certain extent and then I get lost halfwa...
StephenB
Feb 14, 2013Guru - Experienced User
31 is not a good choice, it is allocated by the internet folks for a different service. Normally if you use a non-standard port it should be in the range 49152-65535. So maybe use 50000 for the FTP port, and 50001-50009 for the passive ports. Then you need to forward 50000-50010 to the NAS in your router.
mattperotto wrote: It was set to port 21, but i changed it to 31 (What do I put here??)!
see above
mattperotto wrote: Passive Ports 1025 - 65540 (What do I put here??)
??? What is Phreshbox? The name of your NAS or something else?
mattperotto wrote: Masquerade as - Phreshbox (Hostname)
If you use the range above, you'd need to forward 50000-50010 to the NAS IP address. How you do this depends on your router, there is no general advice. If you google your router model, you can sometimes find step by step instructions. Or perhaps read the router manual.
mattperotto wrote: In the above link it says: On the router, TCP ports xxxx to xxxx+5 are forwarded to the Duo
ddns is active, so I can use a uri to reach the router.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN??)
Your router's external IP address is that you would use when accessing the NAS over the internet. One problem is that address changes - how often depends on your IPS. So it is better to use a name (http://www.something.something). DDNS is a service that does this. http://www.dyn.com is one service like this, there are some others. Often they are not free. dyn.com should give you some more information.
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