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[elysio]

I've been trying to make it a ftp server. I've opened up the ports, but I can't connect to it remotely. My router is an asus rt-n66u, and because of tht I can't use any free dns services (dlinkddns is not supported on the router, and asuscomm.com is not supported on the dlink) Help!

Thanks in advance,

elysio

[fordem]

I'm not certain what it is you need help with here - you only need one dynamic DNS service - take your pick of DLinkDDNS and configure it on the NAS - or - whatever the router offers and configure it on the router - I would say handling it on the router is preferable, but either one can work.

Now - lack of a dynamic DNS won't prevent you from connecting to an ftp server, it just makes it more challenging - and you haven't told us what errors, if any, you're getting when you try to connect, you also haven't told us what ports you've opened or how the NAS is configured so your problem could range from an incorrect configuration on the ftp client, the router, the NAS or all of the above, to your attempting to connect to someone else's ip address whilst your, perfectly configured installation, sits waiting for you elsewhere.

The basic steps are ...

1 - Assign the NAS a static LAN ip address.
2 - Configure the ftp server on the NAS using the static LAN ip address.
3 - Confirm ftp access on the LAN.
4 - Configure port forwarding on the router.
5 - Confirm ftp access from the internet using the router's WAN ip address.
6 - Configure dynamic DNS (on the device of your choice).
7 - Confirm dynamic DNS functionality.
8 - Confirm ftp access from the internet by URL.

Please note that confirming access from the internet is underlined - attempting to confirm internet access from within the same LAN as the ftp server may or may not give valid results, depending on your router.

The above, by the way, assumes that you have some familiarity with the use of ftp, at least from a client stand point, and that you know how to use the ftp client of your choice - for basic testing I prefer to use Microsoft's CLI ftp client, primarily because it does not attempt to interpret error messages that the server may send.

[elysio]

Here are some of my settings:

DDNS:



NAS:


(west europe has been changed to Unicode)

Port forwarding on the router



Manually assigned IP (which I'm pretty sure are static IPs)



Sorry if I don't know much about FTP; my friend in IT told me to do it like that.

I just asked another friend to connect to it using the DDNS, didn't work.

[fordem]

My temptation is to tell you I've given you the steps - follow them and report back - I can't help you unless I know where you are in the process and what happened when you tried - telling me it didn't work leaves me exactly where I was before - in total ignorance.

1 - Assign the NAS a static LAN ip address - Where is this manually assigned ip set - router or NAS?
2 - Configure the ftp server on the NAS using the static LAN ip address - Done.
3 - Confirm ftp access on the LAN - Nothing in your reply suggests this was done.
4 - Configure port forwarding on the router - Done, but incorrect
5 - Confirm ftp access from the internet using the router's WAN ip address - Was this even attempted?
6 - Configure dynamic DNS (on the device of your choice) - Done.
7 - Confirm dynamic DNS functionality. - Nothing in your reply suggests this was done.
8 - Confirm ftp access from the internet by URL. - Didn't work - no details of the failure provided..

Your port forwarding configuration is incorrect - when forwarding the passive ports do not point them to port 21, this misconfiguration is enough to prevent your ftp server from working if the ftp client is configured for passive ftp, but will not prevent the ftp client from connecting, or "active ftp" (not passive) from working.

We're still at Square #1 and have no clue where the problem lies because of a failure to proceed in a step-by-step building block process - each step builds on the one before it, if we know which step the process fails at, we know where to look for the problem - you're reporting a failure at step #8, the problem could be any or all of the eight steps.

If step #3 fails, there's no point to moving on, there is a problem that needs to be found and fixed - the same holds true for steps #5 & #7.

Last but not least - how did your friend try to connect?  ftp client?  web browser?  was there an error message?  did it prompt for a username & password?

[elysio]

1 - Assign the NAS a static LAN ip address - Where is this manually assigned ip set - router or NAS?

in the router

2 - Configure the ftp server on the NAS using the static LAN ip address - Done.
3 - Confirm ftp access on the LAN - Nothing in your reply suggests this was done.

it is confirmed, this has worked for days

4 - Configure port forwarding on the router - Done, but incorrect

The only one that counts is the last one. Since it works, I'm not touching it until I come back from vacation (which I leave tomorrow for 2.5 weeks) in case I break it

5 - Confirm ftp access from the internet using the router's WAN ip address - Was this even attempted?

Yes


6 - Configure dynamic DNS (on the device of your choice) - Done.
7 - Confirm dynamic DNS functionality. - Nothing in your reply suggests this was done.

It works.

 Is it normal that the ftp:// lead to the file tree, but the https:// leads to the router even if it isn't configured there?

8 - Confirm ftp access from the internet by URL. - Didn't work - no details of the failure provided..

Works now, removed the second DDNS that was on the router.

Thanks for the help. I searched random guides on the internet but nothing helped. Should have posted here earlier.

[fordem]

Ok - as far as I can tell it's working and you're going to leave it that way for now.

Your manually assigned address is what is known as a DHCP reservation, you have reserved a particular address in the router's DHCP server for the NAS, this is acceptable, but not ideal - if you ever switch routers the NAS will probably change addresses and this may be the cause of confusion at a later date - static addresses are set at the device.

With regard the router's web page showing up, it you use http://YOUR.URL - it's not unusual, it may depend on the router configuration (whether or not remote management is supported/enabled) and where the connection is being made from - I use a Netgear router which does support remote management, but have it disabled, if I connect from the outside using http the end result is a "404 - page not found" message (or whatever your choice of browser uses for a 404), a connection from inside will bring up the router's admin web page - this may or may not work for you, depending on if your router supports "loopback".

When you get back from vacation - if you make changes & run into difficulties - yell - I'm usually on here at least once a day, although it could take longer to get me in the last half of August.

[hairymexican]

1 - Assign the NAS a static LAN ip address - Where is this manually assigned ip set - router or NAS?

in the router

2 - Configure the ftp server on the NAS using the static LAN ip address - Done.
3 - Confirm ftp access on the LAN - Nothing in your reply suggests this was done.

it is confirmed, this has worked for days

4 - Configure port forwarding on the router - Done, but incorrect

The only one that counts is the last one. Since it works, I'm not touching it until I come back from vacation (which I leave tomorrow for 2.5 weeks) in case I break it

5 - Confirm ftp access from the internet using the router's WAN ip address - Was this even attempted?

Yes


6 - Configure dynamic DNS (on the device of your choice) - Done.
7 - Confirm dynamic DNS functionality. - Nothing in your reply suggests this was done.

It works.

 Is it normal that the ftp:// lead to the file tree, but the https:// leads to the router even if it isn't configured there?

8 - Confirm ftp access from the internet by URL. - Didn't work - no details of the failure provided..

Works now, removed the second DDNS that was on the router.

Thanks for the help. I searched random guides on the internet but nothing helped. Should have posted here earlier.

I have tried this 5 - Confirm ftp access from the internet using the router's WAN ip address - Was this even attempted?

I used to be able to access the ftp from web interface but am not now.  Any advice would help.  Thanks.

[fordem]

What exactly does the quoted image have to do with the issue you're experiencing - in fact - what is the issue you're experiencing?

The web interface does not allow ftp access - it only allows access to the ftp server settings.

[xtianpogi]

i recently upgraded my router to Asus and I have a NAS from dlink. I was able to set it up just the way it was wheb it was connected to my DIR-655 router.

Here's what I did:

1. go to www.dnsomatic.com and register. it's free. once you register you'll be able to add your account from your dlinkddns.

2. login to your dlinkddns account (www.dlinkddns.com to update your ip address)

3. On you router, go to WAN--DDNS. Choose www.dnsomatic.com as your server. Enter your username, hostname (do not include .dlinkddns.com), and your password that you use to access your dlinkddns account.

4. Click Apply.

5.You just got your FTP back.

[hairymexican]

i recently upgraded my router to Asus and I have a NAS from dlink. I was able to set it up just the way it was wheb it was connected to my DIR-655 router.

Here's what I did:

1. go to www.dnsomatic.com and register. it's free. once you register you'll be able to add your account from your dlinkddns.

2. login to your dlinkddns account (www.dlinkddns.com to update your ip address)

3. On you router, go to WAN--DDNS. Choose www.dnsomatic.com as your server. Enter your username, hostname (do not include .dlinkddns.com), and your password that you use to access your dlinkddns account.

4. Click Apply.

5.You just got your FTP back.

I have done this and still cannot get into the ftp server through internet explorer, or Google chrome Can you maybe remote assist me? 

[hairymexican]

What exactly does the quoted image have to do with the issue you're experiencing - in fact - what is the issue you're experiencing?

The web interface does not allow ftp access - it only allows access to the ftp server settings.

I used to be able to access my Ftp information just like the quoted picture and now I am unable to, I cannot get the index of ftp://myipaddress:1025 on internet explorer or google chrome or firefox says page cannot be displayed.  I can access this through filezilla IF im outside my network and they have the port 21 open.  I would like to access the server through the internet browser again if possible.

[thecreator]

I used to be able to access my Ftp information just like the quoted picture and now I am unable to, I cannot get the index of ftp://myipaddress:1025 on internet explorer or google chrome or firefox says page cannot be displayed.  I can access this through filezilla IF im outside my network and they have the port 21 open.  I would like to access the server through the internet browser again if possible.

Hi hairymexican,

You can, but what would be the purpose of accessing the Server from Internet Explorer?

Have you Configured what folders the FTP Users would have access to?

Have you Configured the Users for the FTP Server? Also what permissions do they have?

Have you started the FTP Server on the DNS?

Have you configured your DDNS Service to use on the DNS-323 Unit? You can use the Dlinkddns.com one going through the DNS-323 Unit.

Have you configured your Router to forward all FTP ports, namely 21 to the DNS-323 Unit?

In the DNS Server section of your Asus Router, have you added the name of your site and the IP Address that the Asus Router assigns to your D-Link DNS-323 Unit?

Now should be able to access your site through Internet Explorer and others.

[hairymexican]

Hi hairymexican,

You can, but what would be the purpose of accessing the Server from Internet Explorer?

Have you Configured what folders the FTP Users would have access to?

Have you Configured the Users for the FTP Server? Also what permissions do they have?

Have you started the FTP Server on the DNS?

Have you configured your DDNS Service to use on the DNS-323 Unit? You can use the Dlinkddns.com one going through the DNS-323 Unit.

Have you configured your Router to forward all FTP ports, namely 21 to the DNS-323 Unit?

In the DNS Server section of your Asus Router, have you added the name of your site and the IP Address that the Asus Router assigns to your D-Link DNS-323 Unit?

Now should be able to access your site through Internet Explorer and others.

As far as I can tell I have done everything you have stated.  Could you use teamviewer to check my stuff out, Please?