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ftp alternate port
Name: caruso7r Date: April 27, 2004 at 22:51:29 Pacific OS: w2k server CPU/Ram: 500/512
Comment:
iv'e setup a ftp server wanting to use a different port than 21 the port i chose doesnt allow me to get in telling me invalid port command. i know the ftp server works with port 21, but i would like to use a alt port! Any suggestions would be very thankful!
Name: uselessmitch Date: April 28, 2004 at 00:33:56 Pacific
Reply:
ftp is a standard protocol... you could host your own filing system/web site with alt ports but to use an actual FTP it uses ports 20 and 21 to send and recieve data
why would you like to use a alt port tho?
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Response Number 2
Name: caruso7r Date: April 28, 2004 at 07:35:10 Pacific
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thanks for the reply! i wanted to forward to different port because we already have a ftp server on port 21. this was an alternate setup and this would be a private ftp just for myself to access and transfer docs
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Response Number 3
Name: filliphy Date: April 28, 2004 at 19:51:33 Pacific
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ACtually, I think that this is entirely possible. as long as you set up the server software to use a different port. I have done this myself with WS_FTP server, and it worked beautifully on port 8345.
I mean obviously, you have to login to the ftp server with that port (i.e. ftp://ftp.somewhere.com:8345 ). and it will work.
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