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Title: Thought I did this right but apparently not
Post by: Tenebrae on March 07, 2011, 10:57:54 PM

Hello.

I just got a DNS-323 and I'm pretty new to the whole NAS thing. One of the interesting features that got me to buy this NAS was the ability to access my files over the internet - FTP - however I am having a bit of trouble getting it to work. I've spent about a week off and on reading post, checking out videos, and skimming articles but with no luck. I'll try to post everything needed for someone smarter than I to figure out.

I logged into the NAS and started the FTP Server with these settings

FTP SERVER SETTINGS :
Max. User    10
Idle Time  10
Port   21   
Passive Mode   Use the default port range (55536-55663)
Flow Control     Unlimited     
SSL/TLS   Allow SSL/TLS connection only (Not Checked)

I set up users and passwords and gave two access to the root directory - read and write access. I went into my router and forwarded port 21 and made sure the NAS has a static IP. I'm using D-Links dynamic DNS service as well.

With all of this when I click on the link or type in my routers external IP address I get the DNS-323 log in page but I can't access the files when I log in. All I get is the option to access the configuration page or application neither of which lets me access my files. It doesn't matter if I'm trying to access it from on my network or across town. I can see my NAS on my network and access it normally just not through the FTP. I know I'm missing something simple... Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Thought I did this right but apparently not
Post by: McPillager on March 07, 2011, 11:49:44 PM

By typing in your public IP (to your broswer, I suppose?) you just reach the web interface of your nas. This is the default, normal behavior. You need to specify the FTP protocol in the URI if you want to hit the ftp server or use an ftp client which will automatically connect to the ftp port and not the web server by default.

If you are using your browser, try the following address:

ftp://YOUR_PUBLIC_IP_OR_DDNS_NAME

Title: Re: Thought I did this right but apparently not
Post by: Tenebrae on March 08, 2011, 12:05:20 AM

.....

Suddenly filled with a mix of anger and joy. That's all that stood between me and my files. Thanks, buddy. I appreciate it.