Personal FTP Server Help

Hi all,

I'm trying to set up an FTP server on my home computer so that me and a few friends can access a shared folder with large videos (50+ GB) without having to physically transport hard drives. I've got users and groups set up and I can connect to my own server just fine, but when I useOnline FTP testerto test my connection, I keep getting connection timeout issues. I've allowed the FileZilla FTP server access through the Windows 7 firewall and I've also opened up port 21, so I'm not sure why the connection is timing out. Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,
-K

Mixtilplix_sl said:

Did you enable port forwarding in your router as well?

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Yeah. Here's the log that I get from FTPTest.

Alkorin_sl said:

There should be a setting in there to use your routable IP address for external connections. Your server is returning its internal address, which is unroutable over the Internet.

I haven't used FileZilla in an age, but I'm sure it's in there somewhere.

Edit: Yep, it's here:https://wiki.filezilla-project.org/N...Passive_mode_2

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This is what my current settings look like for that pane:



Which is the same as the sample image in that wiki. Should I be looking for something else?

Okay, so even though the FTP Test isn't passing, other people are having no problem connecting to the server. But now, each folder is showing up twice in the FileZilla client. Any ideas?

Mixtilplix_sl said:

Eh if you are still having issues with setting up the FTP server just create a private torrent of the file and send it out to your friends. This way they won't all be tied to downloading directly from you and can download bits from others that already have the files inclusive of you.

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Not a bad idea. But right now, everything seems to be working fine, except the folders show up duplicate.

joeboo_sl said:

Or use Plex, pony up for the premium version that allows access from anywhere(not just your home network) and give you friends the logon info.

Streaming would be easier than downloading 50gig files from you at like 5mbps or whatever your upload speed is capped at.

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But will Plex let me store hundreds of GBs and use unlimited bandwith per day? Most cloud services have bandwith caps that they don't say anything about. (Screw Dropbox.)

kegkilla_sl said:

are you really going to help this sicko set up an FTP so he can share child porn with his friends?

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Lol