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[davwils]

I just got my NAS, first one, and this is my first time for me setting up my own FTP.  I followed all the instructions for setting up my NAS, and I still couldn't get it to work.  

I created my own DDNS using D-Link's free service, and I forwarded port 21 on my router and still no dice.  I did a little searching and I found that my ISP, Charter Communications, blocks port 21 in order to prevent customers from setting up their own servers.

My setup right now is:  Ubee cable modem -> Linksys WRT45G -> Netgear gigabit switch -> NAS

   

WRT45G Configuration
Login Type:    Automatic Configuration - DHCP         
IP Address:    71.81.77.7         
Subnet Mask:    255.255.240.0         
Default Gateway:    71.81.64.1         
DNS 1:    24.217.0.5         
DNS 2:    24.217.201.67         
DNS 3:    68.113.206.10         
MTU:    1492


DNS-321 Configuration
IP Address:     192.168.1.107
Subnet Mask:     255.255.255.0
Gateway IP Address:     192.168.1.1
Mac Address:     F0:7D:68:69:22:F7
DNS1:     24.217.0.5
DNS2:     24.217.201.67

<a href="http://s1106.photobucket.com/albums/h362/davwils/?action=view&amp;current=stuff.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h362/davwils/stuff.png" border="0" alt="WRT45G Port Forwarding"></a>
This is what the port forwarding page looks like on my router.  

From what I looked at on other threads people discussed opening some public port > 1023 and have it forward to the private port 21, or using PASV vs Active.  I didn't know what this meant, or if I could even accomplish this with my current hardware.  The D-Link FAQ page was pretty vague about any of this, and all it said was I could use nonstandard ports and that I would access my NAS externally by typing my DDNS page into the URL.

From what I understood mine would be:  spacecommand.dlinkddns.com:XXXX  with XXXX being the new port that my router is listening to for the FTP server.

And yes I have my router configured for DDNS with my webpage.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated as I am tired of reading mass quantities of forum posts looking for an answer.

[jamieburchell]

Hi there

Are you able to configure your router to "port forward" an alternative port number than 21 to port 21 on your NAS?

Somewhere in your router configuration you should be able to forward say port 1024 > port 21 on your NAS. It wasn't clear from your post if you tried that already.