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Need help setting up Servu FTP program
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Really all you need to do is to set up your router to forward the port that your ftp server is running on to the ip address the ftp server is running on. I hope that wasn't too confusing. 
And you can get the full version at serv-u's website. As far as setting up serv-u, doesn't it come with installation instructions? Basically what you need to do, though, is set a port, set the ftp root directory, and set up your users and permissions.
And you can get the full version at serv-u's website. As far as setting up serv-u, doesn't it come with installation instructions? Basically what you need to do, though, is set a port, set the ftp root directory, and set up your users and permissions.I told you you shouldn't have to do anything with your modem; all those really huge pictures are pretty pointless. Your modem shouldn't have anything to do with port forwarding. For all your modem is concerned you only have one node connected to it so everything goes to it; there is nothing to forward.
Now, like I said before, just set your router to forward the port that the ftp server is running on to the ip address of the ftp server. That's pretty much all there is. What else are you looking for? Those huge pictures didn't help much. Pretty much all I got out of it was your ip address, which you could have easily posted without using any pictures at all.
Now, like I said before, just set your router to forward the port that the ftp server is running on to the ip address of the ftp server. That's pretty much all there is. What else are you looking for? Those huge pictures didn't help much. Pretty much all I got out of it was your ip address, which you could have easily posted without using any pictures at all.
jpmkm said:I told you you shouldn't have to do anything with your modem; all those really huge pictures are pretty pointless. Your modem shouldn't have anything to do with port forwarding. For all your modem is concerned you only have one node connected to it so everything goes to it; there is nothing to forward.
Now, like I said before, just set your router to forward the port that the ftp server is running on to the ip address of the ftp server. That's pretty much all there is. What else are you looking for? Those huge pictures didn't help much. Pretty much all I got out of it was your ip address, which you could have easily posted without using any pictures at all.
Ok, so, after all this is said and done, what IP address do give to people across the country to access the server, is it the one from www.whatismyip.com, the router, the dsl modem?
umm.. they should all be the same address. But always use the one that whatismyip reports. That's what the rest of the world sees.mokkapoop said:
edit: just looked over the pictures again and something doesn't quite make sense. It is showing computers hooked up to your dsl modem. How is your network set up? You have your router plugged into the dsl modem and then your computers plugged into the router, right?
edit2: it looks like your dsl modem is doing something funky. Does it do its own NAT? Typically your router should get the public ip address, but it looks like it's not in this case.
edit3: Well the user guide for that modem royally sucks, but it appears that it has a builtin router of sorts. If you are using the dsl modem's router, why do you have an additional router plugged into it? I would use one or the other; it would make things much simpler.
I'm sorry, but now I'm more confused than ever. Are TIMOTHY, laptop, or simpson currently in use and using any of those ip addresses? If they are, then what are they hooked up to? Your router? Those ip addresses are assigned by your dsl modem, not your router, so that is why I am so confused.
jpmkm said:huh? worry about what ip address? And I thought you said wireless was disabled.
Ok, man, listen, that last pic is from the 2WIRE modem, which the wireless is enabled. I disabled the wireless on the ROUTER to stop any connection problems wirelessly.
Now, what do I need to do on that private network part?
Also, I made it more clear on the IP address, refresh this page and take a look at that last pic again
Oh okay. I didn't realize you had wireless nodes connected to the modem. Since that is the case, you are obviously using the NAT capabilities of your modem so you can't disable that. Which leads to my next question - since your modem provides NAT and routing capabilities, why are you using the linksys router? It's really quite superfluous and it just adds an unnecessary layer to your network. There are a couple options you can do to make everything simpler. Disable wireless and NAT on the modem and let your router handle both those things. Or just ditch the router and use a switch(or even just use the switch built into the router(but be sure to disable DHCP on the router)). Those two options will put all your nodes on the same subnet and it will make port forwarding a lot easier. As it is currently configured, you would have to set up your modem to forward the ftp port to the router, then set up your router to forward the port to the server.
There's no need for that additional router. Your dsl modem provides all the NAT and routing functionality that a router normally provides, so the router is unnecessary. You could replace the router with a switch and everything would work just fine. Then in that case you would set up the dsl modem to forward the ftp port to the proper ip address.mokkapoop said:
That wouldn't do anything since your router is still NATting the computers that are hooked up to it.mokkapoop said:
I would never put a server on wireless unless there was absolutely no other way to do it. I'd consider this as a last resort.
Wireless is just way to unreliable for running a server. Interference can cause excessive packet retransmission. It is way to easy to sniff traffic to get passwords of users logging into the server. When wired is available I just see absolutely no reason to use wireless for a server. It just doesn't make sense.mokkapoop said:
now, according to www.whatismyip.com its 69.149.62.171, does my IP change all the time?
this looks like an FTP server is out of the question
this looks like an FTP server is out of the question
Well I think I've said it a few times but I suppose I'll go ahead and say it again. Replace that router with a switch(or just disable dhcp on the router and just use the switch portion of it) and let your modem handle all the NATting and such. Set up the modem to forward your ftp port to the ip address of the ftp server. That should do it.mokkapoop said:
Nothing. I think I've said it at least three times now. The best thing to do is to get rid of your router and just use a switch. If you want to use the switch built in to the router then hook everything up to the lan ports and disable the dhcp server on the router.mokkapoop said:
edit: just saw your other post. Yes, you can use your four port hub. But a switch would be much better(especially since you'll be running a server that might potentially be using a lot of bandwidth).
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Simplest way to set up a ftp server with a router is to give the server a static address (probably one lower than 192.168.1.100 with a gateway of 192.168.1.1), if your concerned about its ip changing every time there is a power outage or router reset otherwise it can probably be left dynamic my stuff rarely changes dresses, forward port 21 to that address and use your public ip (the one sbc gives you) or your hostname in the case it is a dynamic address. If you don't know your hostname do a reverse DNS lookup http://www.dnsstuff.com/ some come out really weird but sbc might have a place to change it on their customers site.