I am Trying to access a NAS Storage Drive from Work to Home for a backup I am using Backup4all with a FTP connection I have opened port 21 at Home Ticked FTP in my firewall advanced settings. I can access the NAS Storage Drive Locally so I know all is working at that end. I am using 192.168.1.??? with a TP Link Router at work but it will not connect I have tried this via a Normal FTP program with still a non result. I am at a lose was to where to go from here Allan Butler

First off at work do they allow FTP Connection to the outside world ?? Maybe the System Admin have blocked this type of activity ? Secondly you need to know the IP Address your ISP has allocated you as that is the address to the outside world your home router has. In a nutshell you have to break out of your Work LAN and break into your Home LAN over the WWW. Good Luck

Thanks for the response I have administrator Rights. Setting the work computer and my home computer for FTP - Is that just a matter of ticking "FTP server" in the Advanced settings in the firewall. Allan Butler

You have not grasped the concept, does where you work have a SERVER ? This article may or may not give you some insight............. http://lifehacker.com/339887/build-...

The network at the office is just setup as P2P All computers in the network can share files The NAS backup drive is at home Sorry for the ignorance on my part Allan Butler

Home PC > Router > Your ISP > World Wide Web > Work ISP > Router > Work PC Thats a very basic layout > states a coomunication hop..........

Thanks Samsung for the help My setup would be Files on work computer > Router > Work ISP WWW Home ISP > Home Router > NAS Storage I understand the concept. But How do I make it work? I read somewhere to open port 20 as well Does that sound correct Thanks again Allan Butler